Shapurjee Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Shapurjee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shapurjee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494

Shapurjee Last Name Facts

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

Shapurjee (Marathi: शापूरजी) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shapurjee? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shapurjee is the 5,213,395th most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Shapurjee is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shapurjee are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa Shapurjee is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 93 percent are found and Western Cape, where 7 percent are found.

Shapurjee Last Name Statistics demography

Shapurjee earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.03% less than the national average, earning R 163,908 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shapoorjee846/
Shapurji8228/
Sapurji7520/
Sapurhe751/
Shahapurji742/
Saputrie7147/
Sapirie637/
Sapurgi635/
Sathpurshe631/
Shapourzai631/
Shapourzhi631/
Shapoursha631/
Shapurshaha601/
Shahpourzhi601/
Schauphorse600/
Soporie503/

Shapurjee Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shapurjee in the Marathi language
शापूरजीsapuraji-

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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 Shapurjee
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