Shafur Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Shafur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Afghanistan | 12 | 1:2,679,432 | 17,028 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
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
Shafur Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafur in the Hindi language | ||
| शफूर | saphura | 73.91 |
| शफुर | saphura | 17.39 |
| शफूर् | saphur | 8.7 |
| Shafur in the Marathi language | ||
| शफुर | saphura | 73.44 |
| शफूर | saphura | 15.63 |
| शाफुर | saphura | 3.13 |
| शेखार | sekhara | 1.56 |
| शकूर | sakura | 1.56 |
| अशकुर | asakura | 1.56 |
| सफुर | saphura | 1.56 |
| Shafur in the Russian language | ||
| Шафур | safur | - |
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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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- 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
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