Shifar Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Shifar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Shifar (84) may also be a first name.
Shifar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shifar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shifar (Hindi: शिफर) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shifar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Shifar occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shifar reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,046,220th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 84 people.
Shifar is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 51,137,692. In India it is most prevalent in: Kerala, where 93 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 7 percent are found. Not including India this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 17 percent are found and Iran, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shifar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shifar in the Hindi language | ||
| शिफर | siphara | 66.67 |
| शिफार | siphara | 33.33 |
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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 Shifar
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