Shifin Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Shifin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shifin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India131:59,005,029552,550
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Shifin (169) may also be a first name.

Shifin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shifin (Russian: Шифин) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shifin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Shifin occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Shifin reside; 82 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shifin is also the 703,581st most prevalent forename globally, held by 169 people.

The surname is most widespread in India, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 59,005,029. In India Shifin is most common in: Kerala, where 92 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account India this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 12 percent are found and Iran, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shifina9211/
Shiffin927/
Shaifin921/
Sifin9144/
Shaifuin861/
Schifind861/
Schiefin861/
Schiffin860/
Shefin83115/
Saifin8393/
Siffin8370/
Chifin8323/
Seifin8320/
Sifina8316/
Soifin8313/
Shifen834/
Sifion832/
Suhfin831/
Shufin831/
Siefin831/
Sifn807/
Schieffin800/
Seifing77111/
Siffing7749/
Shifeng7746/
Shefing7740/
Saifina7724/
Shefina7720/
Choifin7718/
Sheffin7714/
Chiffin777/
Shefgin776/
Shiffen774/
Seifien773/
Shifeen771/
Seshfin771/
Shaifen771/
Shuffin771/
Shuifen771/
Shihfen770/
Sheafin770/
Sheifen770/
Soiffin770/
Sufin73483/
Sifen7369/
Sefin7368/
Sifne732/
Syfin731/
Siffn731/
Schiefen71473/
Sheffing7158/
Scheifen7141/
Schäfing7139/
Shuifeng714/
Schiffne712/
Schiffen712/
Scheafin711/
Shiphina711/
Sifinova711/
Chaiffin710/
Schefing710/
Sciffing710/
Seifen67820/
Siefen67314/
Scheffing67163/
Sefien67160/
Suffin67152/
Siphin67121/
Sefina6788/
Sefion6777/
Suphin6763/
Chifen6749/
Sifngh6748/
Sefing6733/
Shufen6730/
Seffin6716/
Saifen6714/
Sayfin6712/
Sifene6710/
Zaifin6710/
Ciffin677/
Chefin677/
Sifeng677/
Schieffen676/
Seefin675/
Seafin674/
Sefink674/
Shefim673/
Sufien672/
Suifen672/
Soifne671/
Seyfin671/
Chifim671/
Syphin671/
Sephin671/
Séfion671/
Shefen670/
Shefne670/

Shifin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shifin in the Russian language
Шифинsifin-

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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 Shifin
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