Shifraw Surname

176,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Shifraw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shifraw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,4151:40,3924,505
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Shifraw (2,898) may also be a first name.

Shifraw Last Name Facts

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

Shifraw occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shifraw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 176,519th most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,006,413 people. The last name Shifraw is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shifraw reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 134,961st most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 2,898 people.

The last name Shifraw is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Not including Ethiopia it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Shifraw Last Name Statistics demography

Shifraw earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shifrraw931/
Shiffraw931/
Shiefraw931/
Sheiferaw881/
Siferaw8625/
Shefraw865/
Chifraw861/
Shifrova8014/
Seiferaw802/
Hsiferaw801/
Sihferaw801/
Shefrawe801/
Shifrov7138/
Chefraw711/
Shefrova672/
Sheffrow670/
Schäfrova631/
Shufrov5720/
Cifrova5713/
Sefrova575/
Shyfrov572/
Shefrov571/
Siferov571/

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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 Shifraw
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