Shefar Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Shefar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
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 last name Shefar (Hindi: शेफर, Marathi: शेफर, Russian: Шефар) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shefar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Shefar live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 63 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,484,914th most numerous first name globally, held by 46 people.
The surname is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India Shefar is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 40 percent reside, Bihar, where 20 percent reside and Kerala, where 20 percent reside. Other than India Shefar is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 13 percent reside and Czechia, where 13 percent reside.
Shefar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shefar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shefar last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shefar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shefar in the Marathi language | ||
| शेफर | sephara | - |
| Shefar in the Hindi language | ||
| शेफर | sephara | 83.33 |
| सैफर | saiphara | 16.67 |
| Shefar in the Russian language | ||
| Шефар | sefar | - |
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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 Shefar
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