Shifrah Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Maldives

Shifrah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shifrah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Shifrah (403) may also be a first name.

Shifrah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shifrah occurs most in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shifrah.

How Common Is The Last Name Shifrah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Shifrah are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 429,755th most commonly held given name globally. It is borne by 403 people.

Shifrah is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 50 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Maldives, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 25 percent reside.

Shifrah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shifra9239/
Sifrah927/
Sifrash863,060/
Shiffra8619/
Shifraz862/
Sifra83651/
Shiphrah803/
Shifraaz802/
Sufrah771,027/
Siffra77104/
Sifera7768/
Chifra7738/
Shufra778/
Shefra772/
Sifraj772/
Sifrat772/
Sifrad771/
Sifras771/
Siefra771/
Siffreath751/
Sefrash711,771/
Siffrat7143/
Shefras7143/
Sifraus7113/
Sifread7110/
Chiffra716/
Siffrad716/
Saifraj712/
Siffray712/
Shiphra711/
Chifrat711/
Sifraid711/
Sifrras711/
Sifrais711/
Siffras711/
Shifrot711/
Saifrat711/
Sziefra711/
Cifra672,703/
Xifra67442/
Sufra67212/
Šifra67123/
Sefra67120/
Syfra6761/
Chiffray6735/
Zifra6732/
Sifro6710/
Shephrah672/
Siffrais672/
Siffraid671/
Seyfrath671/
Schiphra671/
Shuffrau670/
Seifreat670/

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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 Shifrah
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