Shafura Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Maldives

Shafura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
India121:63,922,115578,870
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Shafura (580) may also be a first name.

Shafura Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shafura (Hindi: शफूरा, Oriya: ଶଫୁରା, Russian: Шафура) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafura? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shafura is the 2,483,783rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname Shafura occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Shafura are found; 48 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 48 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 347,677th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 580 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 5,749,965. In Indonesia Shafura is mostly found in: Yogyakarta, where 96 percent reside and Aceh, where 4 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and India, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shafutra9316/
Shafurah934/
Schafura933/
Shafuraj931/
Shahfura931/
Safura921,687/
Shafuraah881/
Shaafoura881/
Safutra862,095/
Shafira86594/
Shafuri86322/
Safurah86193/
Safoura86182/
Saifura8651/
Safurat8651/
Chafura8619/
Saffura867/
Safuraa864/
Safurau863/
Safhura863/
Shofura862/
Safurad861/
Safuraz861/
Safurra861/
Shafure861/
Shafouri80195/
Chapfura80122/
Saffutra8053/
Safuthra8043/
Sahafira8023/
Shafirah8021/
Shafuroh8011/
Saifutra807/
Shafoora805/
Saffoura804/
Shafiera804/
Safourah802/
Shahfira802/
Saifaura801/
Saffurah801/
Safourra801/
Shofuraa801/
Schafora800/
Safira775,058/
Safora77383/
Safuri77288/
Safure77122/
Safuro7760/
Sofura7737/
Sefura7724/
Zafura772/
Shaafouri7546/
Chafouray751/
Shaffiera751/
Shafierra751/
Shahfirah751/
Safouri71769/
Safoora71637/
Safuroh71480/
Safutri71479/
Safoury71467/
Safirah71346/
Saifuri71291/
Shafiro7179/
Safhira7154/
Safaure7142/
Saffuri7126/
Safutry7124/
Safutro7124/
Sahfira7119/
Safiera7113/
Saffira719/
Shafori719/
Shafore718/
Shofuro717/
Safureh716/
Saphura716/
Safurei716/
Shofira714/
Saifora713/
Saffora713/
Shofuri712/
Shofora712/
Sawfira711/
Seafuri711/
Sayfure711/
Sofoura711/
Shafouresh711/
Saforra711/
Safurou711/
Saufira711/
Sofurah711/
Sayfouri672,884/
Saffoury67265/
Saffouri67216/
Safouris67112/
Shofurui6789/
Chaufouraux6776/
Chaufoureau6752/
Saefuroh6739/
Shofuroh6730/
Saifouri6723/
Saphurah6714/
Safourou6713/
Chafouri6710/
Saifuroh677/
Saphutra676/
Sahfirah673/
Schafiro672/
Safooraa671/
Saphuraa671/
Shaffore671/
Shaforej671/
Soffoura671/
Shafoori671/
Safourry671/
Schafhaurer671/
Saforaah671/

Shafura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafura in the Oriya language
ଶଫୁରାsaphura-
Shafura in the Hindi language
शफूराsaphura71.7
शफुराsaphura22.64
शाफूराsaphura3.77
सफूरsaphura1.89
Shafura in the Russian language
Шафураsafura-

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Footnotes

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