Shefiru Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Shefiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 58 | 1:3,054,185 | 94,504 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Shefiru (96) may also be a first name.
Shefiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shefiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shefiru has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shefiru? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shefiru is the 2,506,728th most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Shefiru reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shefiru is also the 968,397th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 96 people.
The last name Shefiru is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 3,054,185. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kano, where 40 percent are found, Zamfara, where 28 percent are found and Niger, where 10 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Shefiru is found in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sefiru | 92 | 5 | / |
| Shafiru | 86 | 66 | / |
| Shifiru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sefirus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sheferhu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sheferau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sefuru | 77 | 132 | / |
| Safiru | 77 | 76 | / |
| Seifuru | 71 | 66 | / |
| Seferou | 71 | 47 | / |
| Saffiru | 71 | 5 | / |
| Seferus | 71 | 3 | / |
| Seferui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shiferu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safairu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saphiru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shafuru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sifirus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shofurui | 67 | 89 | / |
| Cheferou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shaphiru | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chifirou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shiferahu | 63 | 25 | / |
| Chefferou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zeferu | 62 | 51 | / |
| Safuru | 62 | 10 | / |
| Sofuru | 62 | 9 | / |
| Saifuru | 57 | 4 | / |
| Safurau | 57 | 3 | / |
| Sephuru | 57 | 2 | / |
| Zefyrou | 57 | 2 | / |
| Zefferu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Safurou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Siphuru | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chifferou | 50 | 5 | / |
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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 Shefiru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis