Shefar Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Czechia

Shefar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shefar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India51:153,413,076951,030
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Shefar (46) may also be a first name.

Shefar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shefar (Hindi: शेफर, Marathi: शेफर, Russian: Шефар) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shefar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shefar is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Shefar reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 63 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,484,914th most common forename world-wide It is held by 46 people.

This surname is most common in India, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 40 percent reside, Bihar, where 20 percent reside and Kerala, where 20 percent reside. Barring India this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 13 percent reside and Czechia, where 13 percent reside.

Shefar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shefar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shefar last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheffar9283/
Shefard9282/
Shevfar928/
Sheyfar922/
Shehfar921/
Shefaar921/
Shedfar921/
Shefare921/
Sheafar920/
Shaefar920/
Schefar920/
Sefar91143/
Sheedfar8613/
Sheffard8610/
Scheffar868/
Schaefar864/
Saheifar861/
Shaeffar860/
Seffar835,469/
Shafar831,758/
Shofar83698/
Sefair83143/
Seifar8337/
Shifar8324/
Sefare8313/
Sefart839/
Sefard837/
Sefgar837/
Sahfar832/
Shefor831/
Chefar831/
Sejfar831/
Szefar831/
Seefar831/
Sefaar831/
Sefarz831/
Saefar831/
Seafar830/
Shcheffar804/
Schaeffar801/
Shaffar77391/
Seifart77376/
Shidfar77224/
Cheffar77119/
Sheafor77114/
Seffair7798/
Shahfar7759/
Seyfart7737/
Seiffar7721/
Shaafar7719/
Schafar7715/
Seifard7712/
Shawfar7712/
Siefart7711/
Sophear7710/
Shafair779/
Shiffar778/
Shifare778/
Chefare777/
Sethfar776/
Sheford775/
Shaifar775/
Shayfar773/
Shafarr773/
Shaefor772/
Sahafar771/
Schofar771/
Sheffor771/
Shehvar771/
Seafair771/
Sephear771/
Seffart771/
Shifear771/
Shafaar771/
Sefhare771/
Szefart771/
Sefarth771/
Seafart770/
Shepfor770/
Scheifarth7514/
Schaeffear750/
Safar73106,359/
Sofar73245/
Sifar73137/
Sefor7358/
Zefar7320/
Šefar7315/
Cefar733/
Syfar731/
Shephard7117,893/
Seifarth711,243/
Shefford71452/
Cheshfar71271/
Schaffar71245/
Seyffart71130/
Siefarth7188/
Scheiffarth7187/
Seiffart7146/
Seyfahrt7122/
Sefarova7118/
Seefahrt7112/
Seifahrt719/
Seefarth719/
Shahafar713/
Shaifard713/
Schaefor712/
Shephear712/
Scephear711/
Schafear711/
Sieffart711/
Shivfare711/
Shephart711/
Sepheard711/
Shidfard711/
Shepharp711/
Szeifart711/
Chefffar711/
Shepford710/
Shedford710/
Schoffar710/
Sheaford710/
Shaeffor710/
Shewford710/
Schaafar710/
Shiffard710/
Saffar679,444/
Shepheard671,884/
Soffar671,804/
Chefor671,587/
Seefor67488/
Sefoor67292/
Seiffarth67275/
Shafor67230/
Saphar67229/
Saifar67205/
Sefore67104/
Syofar6790/
Sephar6778/
Zeifar6778/
Sofair6758/
Safaar6755/
Seyffardt6753/
Shofor6752/
Safarh6742/
Sajfar6727/
Sifart6717/
Sophar6716/
Schiffart6715/
Sefort6713/
Sahvar6713/
Sifair6711/
Saafar6711/
Seford6710/
Sifare679/
Safear679/
Chifar676/
Siffar676/
Siphar675/
Safair675/
Seafor675/
Sieffarth675/
Cefard675/
Schephard674/
Ceafar674/
Sayfar674/
Safaur674/
Safhar673/
Shifor673/
Sohfor673/
Sefour673/
Suifar672/
Sheaphard672/
Schaeffor672/
Seijfarth672/
Sahfor672/
Zeffar672/
Seforh672/
Safarr671/
Cefare671/
Sofear671/
Sheffeird671/
Seifaarth671/
Seyfartth671/
Shahajfar671/
Cefarr671/
Sifhar671/
Zeafar671/
Sshephard671/
Sefeir671/
Sheffhour670/
Seyfor670/
Shepharrd670/
Schifhair670/
Schaffair670/
Scheffort670/

Shefar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shefar in the Marathi language
शेफरsephara-
Shefar in the Hindi language
शेफरsephara83.33
सैफरsaiphara16.67
Shefar in the Russian language
Шефарsefar-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shefar
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