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) is found in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shafra click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafra? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,460,878th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. This surname is predominantly found 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 frequent first name world-wide, borne by 592 people.
The last name Shafra is most common in Israel, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 342,305. In Israel it is primarily found in: Jerusalem District, where 64 percent live, Central District, where 16 percent live and Northern District, where 8 percent live. Barring Israel this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 15 percent live and Egypt, where 15 percent live.
Shafra Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally 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
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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 Shafra
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