Shekarforoush Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Canada

Shekarforoush Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shekarforoush Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Shekarforoush Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shekarforoush is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shekarforoush.

How Common Is The Last Name Shekarforoush? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Shekarforoush is primarily found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Shekarforoush reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Shekarforoush is most commonly used in Iran, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 12,797,087. Besides Iran this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shekarfroush964/
Shekarforosh961/
Shekarforush961/
Shkarforosh9254/
Shekarforoosh9213/

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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 Shekarforoush
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