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

Shamsafar is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamsafar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shamsafar is the 3,432,070th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Shamsafar is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Shamsafar live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

It is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 2,399,454. In Iran it is mostly found in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 78 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 19 percent reside and Alborz Province, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran this surname occurs 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
  • 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 Shamsafar
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