Shifaw Surname

174,692nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Shifaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shifaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,4151:40,3924,505
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Shifaw (6,951) may also be a first name.

Shifaw Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shifaw Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shifaw is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shifaw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 174,692nd most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,968,450 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Shifaw are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 77,940th most common first name in the world, held by 6,951 people.

The surname Shifaw is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Apart from Ethiopia it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Shifaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shifaw last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Shifaw earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.63% less than the national average, earning $34,681 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shifeaw921/
Shiefaw921/
Sifaw91283/
Shefaw8315/
Shifow838/
Shifaf832/
Shifova772/
Shifaaf771/
Shefawe771/
Sifaf7330/
Sefaw7321/
Sifab731/
Sefawe67142/
Shifov6721/
Shefaf6710/
Seefaw671/
Schiffova671/
Sifova671/

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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 Shifaw
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