Shalfoon Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Shalfoon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shalfoon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Shalfoon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shalfoon occurs more in New Zealand more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shalfoon.

How Common Is The Last Name Shalfoon? popularity and diffusion

Shalfoon is the 5,391,485th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 77 percent of Shalfoon are found; 77 percent are found in Australasia and 77 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most frequently held in New Zealand, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 503,147. In New Zealand Shalfoon is primarily found in: Auckland Region, where 89 percent live and Bay of Plenty Region, where 11 percent live. Excluding New Zealand it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 8 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelfoon8856/
Shalfoun882/
Chalfoon881/
Salfon861/
Sealfon80104/
Chalfon8089/
Shalfun801/
Shelfon801/
Chalfoun75912/
Shhalfan75464/
Chalfont75276/
Shalfant753/
Salfoune751/
Salfan71336/
Salfun715/
Zalfon711/
Salfougne711/
Salfón711/
Chalfun67117/
Chalfan6756/
Chalfom671/
Salfhan671/
Chalfant633,503/
Chalfand631/
Saulfank630/
Chalfunt630/
Saalfanc630/
Chalfantt591/
Zalfan573/
Zolfon571/
Chalfum537/
Salphan532/
Salvahan50161/
Cholfant500/

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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 Shalfoon
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