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 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
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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