Shifan Surname
Approximately 3,896 people bear this surname
Shifan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 3,508 | 1:5,932 | 865 |
| Maldives | 191 | 1:2,116 | 206 |
| United Arab Emirates | 72 | 1:127,254 | 10,508 |
| Qatar | 59 | 1:39,966 | 4,109 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Shifan (42,430) may also be a first name.
Shifan Demographics
Average Shifan Salary in
United States
$48,297 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shifan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shifan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shifan (Bengali: শিফন, Hindi: शिफान, Oriya: ଶିଫନ, Russian: Шифан) is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shifan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shifan is the 118,051st most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,870,520 people. Shifan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shifan live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Shifan is also the 21,174th most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 42,430 people.
The surname Shifan is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 3,508 people, or 1 in 5,932. Other than Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The Maldives, where 5 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent live.
Shifan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Shifan surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.
Shifan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.93% more than the national average, earning $48,297 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shifan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shifan in the Bengali language | ||
| শিফন | siphana | - |
| Shifan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିଫନ | siphana | - |
| Shifan in the Hindi language | ||
| शिफान | siphana | 60 |
| शीफन | siphana | 20 |
| शिफन | siphana | 20 |
| Shifan in the Russian language | ||
| Шифан | sifan | - |
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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 Shifan
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