Shafr Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Shafr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaffr913/
Shaifr912/
Shahfr911/
Schafr911/
Sheafr910/
Safr89123/
Sheafer83296/
Shaifer83256/
Schaefr835/
Shayhfr833/
Shahjfr831/
Schaffr831/
Shaeffr830/
Sajfr8018/
Saifr805/
Shofr804/
Saffr801/
Safrd801/
Shefr801/
Safrp801/
Saefr801/
Safhr801/
Sheaffer775,628/
Shafrova7770/
Shaiffer7729/
Schaifer779/
Shayffer771/
Scheaffr771/
Schaffrt771/
Saifer73174/
Sayfer7386/
Sajfrt7364/
Saifrt7353/
Sajfer7324/
Schöfr7310/
Seafer735/
Szaifr731/
Schefr731/
Sjadfr731/
Sheufr730/
Schaipfer711/
Schafrová711/
Scheapfer711/
Sheyfer67764/
Šafr67314/
Zafr67115/
Sheifer67103/
Safrova6747/
Sofr6721/
Shoyfer6715/
Sefr678/
Saiffer676/
Scheffr673/
Shoifer672/
Scháfer672/
Seaffer671/
Szajfer671/
Sajffer671/
Scheefr671/
Schäffr671/
Safgeer671/
Scheufr670/

Shafr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafr in the Marathi language
शि़फरsiphara-
Shafr in the Russian language
Шафрsafr-

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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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