Shapoor Surname
Approximately 2,963 people bear this surname
Shapoor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2,925 | 1:10,993 | 749 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shapoor (3,876) may also be a first name.
Shapoor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shapoor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shapoor (Marathi: शापूर) is more frequently found in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shapoor.
How Common Is The Last Name Shapoor? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shapoor is the 149,114th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,459,516 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shapoor live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 112,701st most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 3,876 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 2,925 people, or 1 in 10,993. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Kabul, where 31 percent are found, Nangarhar, where 18 percent are found and Ghazni, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Afghanistan this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in India, where 0 percent are found and Iran, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shapoor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shapoor in the Marathi language | ||
| शापूर | sapura | 61.54 |
| शापुर | sapura | 30.77 |
| शाहापुर | sahapura | 7.69 |
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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 Shapoor
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