Shafri Surname
Approximately 609 people bear this surname
Shafri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 551 | 1:53,529 | 4,147 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Shafri (332) may also be a first name.
Shafri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shafri (Hindi: शफरी, Marathi: शेखार) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafri? popularity and diffusion
It is the 530,954th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 11,966,414 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shafri live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 91 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 480,499th most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 332 people.
The last name Shafri is most common in Malaysia, where it is held by 551 people, or 1 in 53,529. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 19 percent are found, Perak, where 18 percent are found and Pahang, where 11 percent are found. Other than Malaysia this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 3 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafri Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafri in the Marathi language | ||
| शेखार | sekhara | - |
| Shafri in the Hindi language | ||
| शफरी | saphari | 50 |
| शाफरी | saphari | 50 |
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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 Shafri
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