Shifura Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shifura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shifura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia361:66,9287,260
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054

Shifura (83) may also be a first name.

Shifura Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shifura occurs most in Namibia. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shifura? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shifura is the 2,944,094th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shifura live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Shifura is also the 1,052,971st most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 83 people.

It is most frequently held in Namibia, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 66,928. In Namibia it is primarily concentrated in: Kavango East Region, where 97 percent are found and Khomas Region, where 3 percent are found. Not including Namibia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 18 percent are found.

Shifura Last Name Statistics demography

Shifura earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 253.71% more than the national average, earning R 840,540 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shifurah931/
Sifura9239/
Shiffurah881/
Chifura86173/
Saifura8651/
Sifoura861/
Shufura861/
Shifure861/
Chipfura8033/
Saifutra807/
Chifoura801/
Sifouras801/
Chifurah801/
Saifaura801/
Sifora77144/
Sifuro7750/
Sifuri7731/
Sefura7724/
Sifira777/
Sufura777/
Sifure772/
Saifuri71291/
Chifuro71166/
Chifuri7193/
Chifure7193/
Sephira7116/
Sifouri7114/
Shefora719/
Siphira716/
Suphira716/
Saifora713/
Shufira712/
Shefure712/
Shefuri711/
Siffora711/
Siforea711/
Cipfura711/
Chefura711/
Siffuri711/
Siffouri67136/
Chipfuro6729/
Saifouri6723/
Seifouri6722/
Chipfure6713/
Saifuroh677/
Chiphura674/
Chipfuri674/
Suphiray671/
Siphutra671/
Siphirah671/
Schiffhaure671/
Shephira670/

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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 Shifura
  • 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