Shamsafar Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Shamsafar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamsafar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran321:2,399,45479,639
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Shamsafar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shamsafar is found most in Iran. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shamsafar.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamsafar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shamsafar is the 3,432,070th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Shamsafar are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

Shamsafar is most frequent in Iran, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 2,399,454. In Iran it is primarily found in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 78 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 19 percent reside and Alborz Province, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Iran this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Italy, where 3 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Shamsafar
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