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
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Shifan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shifan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shifan (Bengali: শিফন, Hindi: शिफान, Oriya: ଶିଫନ, Russian: Шифан) is most common in Sri Lanka. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shifan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 118,051st most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,870,520 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shifan live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 21,174th most frequent forename in the world, borne by 42,430 people.
The surname Shifan is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 3,508 people, or 1 in 5,932. Beside Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also found 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 Shifan are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political 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
- 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 Shifan
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