Shiferaw Surname

2,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213,508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Shiferaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shiferaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia212,8151:45862
United States4551:796,61361,475
Canada501:736,91258,785
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
England341:1,638,76668,634
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Swaziland41:324,550996
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Shiferaw (195,804) may also be a first name.

Shiferaw Last Name Facts

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

Shiferaw occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shiferaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,613th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 34,132 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shiferaw are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 5,348th most common given name world-wide, held by 195,804 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 212,815 people, or 1 in 458. Barring Ethiopia this last name occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Shiferaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shiferaw last name are 42.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.38% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shiferaw earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.16% less than the national average, earning $41,785 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.09% less than the national average, earning $39,206 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Shiferaw
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis