Shfir Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Shfir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shfir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Shfir (7) may also be a first name.

Shfir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shfir (Hindi: श्फीर) is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shfir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,742,229th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Shfir occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shfir are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shfir is also the 4,548,448th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 7 people.

The surname Shfir is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 32,153,183. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Ghazni, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Afghanistan it exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sfir8979/
Sfeir8013,011/
Sfair80388/
Sfire8022/
Sfier8021/
Chfir806/
Shfer804/
Sfirz801/
Schfer733,550/
Sffair7336/
Sffeir7314/
Shffer7310/
Sfeire736/
Shfeer734/
Shpfer734/
S'Feir732/
S'Fair731/
Sfer67434/
Schffer67170/
Schæfer6785/
Schpfer678/
Zfir675/
Schsfer672/
S'Feire672/
Shæffer671/
Sfre671/
Schőfer671/
Sehefer671/
Xfir671/
Schfert670/

Shfir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shfir in the Hindi language
श्फीरsphira50
शफीरsaphira50

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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 Shfir
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