Shifar Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Maldives

Shifar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shifar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India151:51,137,692512,385
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

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 more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shifar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. Shifar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shifar live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,046,220th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 84 people.

The surname is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 51,137,692. In India it is most frequent in: Kerala, where 93 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 7 percent are found. Excluding India this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 17 percent are found and Iran, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shidfar92224/
Shiffar928/
Shifare928/
Shaifar925/
Shifear921/
Sifar91137/
Shaifard863/
Shivfare861/
Shidfard861/
Saheifar861/
Shiffard860/
Saifar83205/
Seifar8337/
Sifart8317/
Sifair8311/
Sifare839/
Shefar838/
Chifar836/
Siffar836/
Shifor833/
Suifar832/
Sifhar831/
Shufar830/
Schiffart8015/
Schifhair800/
Seifart77376/
Chaifar77138/
Chitfar77131/
Sheffar7783/
Shefard7782/
Saidfar7731/
Seiffar7721/
Shiffor7716/
Seifard7712/
Siefart7711/
Saiffar778/
Shevfar778/
Sethfar776/
Siffard774/
Shayfar773/
Sisfair772/
Sheyfar772/
Saifard771/
Shehfar771/
Shefaar771/
Saifart771/
Shedfar771/
Shefare771/
Sheafar770/
Schefar770/
Schifor770/
Shiford770/
Schiffarth7572/
Scheifarth7514/
Schiffhaur751/
Schiffahrt751/
Sefar73143/
Sufar7365/
Zifar7343/
Sifor7314/
Cifar731/
Syfar731/
Seifarth711,243/
Cheshfar71271/
Siefarth7188/
Scheiffarth7187/
Chiffard7164/
Seiffart7146/
Sifarova7129/
Shivahar7124/
Sheedfar7113/
Sheffard7110/
Seifahrt719/
Scheffar718/
Siffarth715/
Shifford714/
Shitford712/
Schiffhaure711/
Sieffart711/
Saifarth711/
Szeifart711/
Chiffart711/
Shiphard710/
Schiffor710/
Sciffard710/
Shiffort710/
Seffar675,469/
Chifor672,450/
Sifour67994/
Siford67525/
Seiffarth67275/
Sefair67143/
Syofar6790/
Sephar6778/
Zeifar6778/
Suhfor6772/
Schiffour6729/
Sajfar6727/
Sufair6726/
Sifort6720/
Suffar6720/
Shufor6716/
Suphar6714/
Sefare6713/
Sifore6710/
Sefart679/
Sefard677/
Sefgar677/
Seiffhart676/
Siphar675/
Sieffarth675/
Zaifar675/
Schifford674/
Sayfar674/
Shcheffar674/
Saifor672/
Seijfarth672/
Shefor671/
Seifaarth671/
Shahajfar671/
Chefar671/
Zipfar671/
Suifor671/
Seifhardt671/
Sejfar671/
Szufar671/
Szefar671/
Chifăr671/
Seefar671/
Sifeur671/
Sifoor671/
Sefaar671/
Sefarz671/
Sufhar671/
Shiffhour670/
Seafar670/

Shifar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shifar in the Hindi language
शिफरsiphara66.67
शिफारsiphara33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shifar
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