Shafr Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Shafr Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Shafr (16) may also be a first name.
Shafr Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafr Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shafr (Marathi: शि़फर, Russian: Шафр) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Shafr click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafr? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shafr live; 88 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Shafr is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 16 people.
It is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 2,106,730. In Malaysia it is most common in: Selangor, where 64 percent live, Johor, where 7 percent live and Kelantan, where 7 percent live. Aside from Malaysia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaffr | 91 | 3 | / |
| Shaifr | 91 | 2 | / |
| Shahfr | 91 | 1 | / |
| Schafr | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sheafr | 91 | 0 | / |
| Safr | 89 | 123 | / |
| Sheafer | 83 | 296 | / |
| Shaifer | 83 | 256 | / |
| Schaefr | 83 | 5 | / |
| Shayhfr | 83 | 3 | / |
| Shahjfr | 83 | 1 | / |
| Schaffr | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shaeffr | 83 | 0 | / |
| Sajfr | 80 | 18 | / |
| Saifr | 80 | 5 | / |
| Shofr | 80 | 4 | / |
| Saffr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Safrd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shefr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Safrp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saefr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Safhr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sheaffer | 77 | 5,628 | / |
| Shafrova | 77 | 70 | / |
| Shaiffer | 77 | 29 | / |
| Schaifer | 77 | 9 | / |
| Shayffer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scheaffr | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schaffrt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saifer | 73 | 174 | / |
| Sayfer | 73 | 86 | / |
| Sajfrt | 73 | 64 | / |
| Saifrt | 73 | 53 | / |
| Sajfer | 73 | 24 | / |
| Schöfr | 73 | 10 | / |
| Seafer | 73 | 5 | / |
| Szaifr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schefr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sjadfr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sheufr | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schaipfer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schafrová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scheapfer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheyfer | 67 | 764 | / |
| Šafr | 67 | 314 | / |
| Zafr | 67 | 115 | / |
| Sheifer | 67 | 103 | / |
| Safrova | 67 | 47 | / |
| Sofr | 67 | 21 | / |
| Shoyfer | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sefr | 67 | 8 | / |
| Saiffer | 67 | 6 | / |
| Scheffr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shoifer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Scháfer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seaffer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szajfer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sajffer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scheefr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schäffr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safgeer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scheufr | 67 | 0 | / |
Shafr Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafr in the Marathi language | ||
| शि़फर | siphara | - |
| Shafr in the Russian language | ||
| Шафр | safr | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shafr
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