Shferaw Surname
Approximately 1,933 people bear this surname
Shferaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,932 | 1:50,490 | 5,344 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Shferaw (4,277) may also be a first name.
Shferaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shferaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shferaw is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shferaw? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shferaw is the 212,982nd most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 3,770,070 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shferaw live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 105,855th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 4,277 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Without taking into account Ethiopia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Israel, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiferaw | 93 | 213,508 | / |
| Sheferaw | 93 | 24,358 | / |
| Shoferaw | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shuferaw | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shifferaw | 88 | 2,151 | / |
| Shiferraw | 88 | 37 | / |
| Sheiferaw | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shifereaw | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shifraw | 86 | 2,424 | / |
| Shefraw | 86 | 5 | / |
| Shfaraw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shewaferaw | 82 | 1,613 | / |
| Shifferraw | 82 | 3 | / |
| Schifferaw | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shifaraw | 80 | 65 | / |
| Shefaraw | 80 | 20 | / |
| Sheferew | 80 | 4 | / |
| Shiffraw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shiefraw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shiferew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiferaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shifiraw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shifrraw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shefiraw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shewaferraw | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shifarraw | 75 | 9 | / |
| Shewafraw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schefferw | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sferova | 71 | 11 | / |
| Shefrew | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chefraw | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chifraw | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shafarow | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sfeirova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sfeerasf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheffrow | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sferov | 62 | 31 | / |
| Sferof | 62 | 1 | / |
| Shavorrow | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Shferaw
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