Shaftar Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Shaftar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 65 | 1:2,748,367 | 23,130 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
Shaftar (45) may also be a first name.
Shaftar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaftar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shaftar is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaftar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,943,350th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Shaftar live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 82 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shaftar is also the 1,504,468th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 45 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 2,748,367. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan Shaftar is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 11 percent reside and Tunisia, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaftaar | 93 | 1 | / |
| Saftar | 92 | 41 | / |
| Chaftar | 86 | 60 | / |
| Safthar | 86 | 5 | / |
| Safftar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shabtar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shaftor | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chaftare | 80 | 15 | / |
| Shabthar | 80 | 8 | / |
| Safthaar | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shaftord | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shafftor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sabtar | 77 | 50 | / |
| Seftar | 77 | 25 | / |
| Savtar | 77 | 15 | / |
| Sawtar | 77 | 12 | / |
| Saftor | 77 | 5 | / |
| Zaftar | 77 | 2 | / |
| Saftarova | 75 | 425 | / |
| Shahabtar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sheftor | 71 | 36 | / |
| Shawtotr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Savtarova | 63 | 6 | / |
| Softheart | 63 | 1 | / |
| Seftor | 62 | 27 | / |
| Zawtar | 62 | 3 | / |
| Sovtar | 62 | 3 | / |
| Zabtar | 62 | 3 | / |
| Sowtar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Savtor | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sawtor | 62 | 0 | / |
| Chavtor | 57 | 6 | / |
| Sawtotr | 57 | 6 | / |
| Chowtar | 57 | 5 | / |
| Sabtour | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sowthard | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Shaftar
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis