Shafra Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Shafra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 25 | 1:342,305 | 28,607 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Shafra (592) may also be a first name.
Shafra Demographics
Shafra Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Shafra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shafra (Hindi: शाफरा, Marathi: शि़फरा) occurs most in Israel. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Shafra click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafra? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,460,878th most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname Shafra occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Shafra are found; 52 percent are found in West Asia and 41 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 343,796th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 592 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 342,305. In Israel Shafra is primarily found in: Jerusalem District, where 64 percent reside, Central District, where 16 percent reside and Northern District, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Israel this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 15 percent reside and Egypt, where 15 percent reside.
Shafra Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Sunni (67%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafra in the Marathi language | ||
| शि़फरा | siphara | - |
| Shafra in the Hindi language | ||
| शाफरा | saphara | 52.38 |
| शफरा | saphara | 42.86 |
| शफ्रा | saphra | 4.76 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shafra
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