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

Shafur (Hindi: शफूर, Marathi: शफुर, Russian: Шафур) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shafur.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafur? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,605,694th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Shafur live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 40 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 667,122nd most frequently occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 186 people.

This last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 34,866,608. In India it is primarily found in: Bihar, where 50 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 27 percent live and Jharkhand, where 14 percent live. Barring India this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 27 percent live and Afghanistan, where 22 percent live.

Shafur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shafur has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shafur last name declined 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-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shafur
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