Shafur Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Shafur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India221:34,866,608408,224
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Shafur (186) may also be a first name.

Shafur Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shafur Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Shafur (Hindi: शफूर, Marathi: शफुर, Russian: Шафур) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafur? popularity and diffusion

Shafur is the 2,605,694th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Shafur are found; 64 percent are found in South Asia and 40 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 667,122nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 186 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 34,866,608. In India it is most common in: Bihar, where 50 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 27 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 14 percent reside. Outside of India Shafur exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 27 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 22 percent reside.

Shafur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shafur has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shafur surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shafour9282/
Shafure921/
Shadfur921/
Shaffur921/
Shaefur920/
Safur91523/
Shaafour8639/
Schaefur865/
Schaffur860/
Saifur832,658/
Safour83285/
Shafor83230/
Safure83122/
Saefur8353/
Safeur8310/
Chafur839/
Safaur834/
Saffur832/
Sayfur832/
Shefur831/
Saufur831/
Schaeffur802/
Schaufeur801/
Saffour771,195/
Saifour77327/
Shafoor77124/
Sheafor77114/
Shaffor7768/
Safaure7742/
Chafour774/
Sahavur774/
Shoifur774/
Schafor772/
Saufeur771/
Sayfurh771/
Sayfure771/
Chhafur771/
Saphaur771/
Sahfour771/
Shofour770/
Shayfor770/
Chaffur770/
Safor73160/
Sofur7365/
Zafur7319/
Sefur732/
Chaufour71434/
Chaffeur7138/
Sahaphur7128/
Safurova717/
Schaforz716/
Chaffour712/
Chaufeur712/
Seafurth711/
Saiffour711/
Shahfoor711/
Chauffour671,035/
Zafour67399/
Safoor67231/
Chauffeur67130/
Shofor6752/
Schoufour6729/
Schafforz6727/
Chofur6723/
Saphur6723/
Saifurova6722/
Saffor6720/
Seifur6711/
Zaifur678/
Seafor675/
Sephur673/
Sayfurova673/
Sohfor673/
Saifor672/
Seyfur671/
Safhor671/
Sayfor671/
Soyfur671/
Safoer671/
Saforz671/
Szafor671/
Sheffhour670/
Saufor670/

Shafur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafur in the Hindi language
शफूरsaphura73.91
शफुरsaphura17.39
शफूर्saphur8.7
Shafur in the Marathi language
शफुरsaphura73.44
शफूरsaphura15.63
शाफुरsaphura3.13
शेखारsekhara1.56
शकूरsakura1.56
अशकुरasakura1.56
सफुरsaphura1.56
Shafur in the Russian language
Шафурsafur-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Shafur
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis