Shirfa Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Maldives
Highest density in:
Maldives

Shirfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shirfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Shirfa (74) may also be a first name.

Shirfa Last Name Facts

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

Shirfa (Hindi: शीरफा) occurs most in The Maldives. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shirfa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shirfa live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shirfa is also the 1,125,792nd most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 74 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The Maldives, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 134,724. In The Maldives it is most common in: Baa Atoll, where 33 percent live, Haa Alif Atoll, where 33 percent live and Thaa Atoll, where 33 percent live. Without taking into account The Maldives this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shirfat923/
Schirfa921/
Sirfa916/
Shirfath861/
Sherfa831,880/
Chirfa8332/
Shirfe8324/
Shurfa8319/
Shirfi8317/
Sirfaz833/
Sirfat832/
Sierfa831/
Sairfa831/
Chirfah779/
Sherfat774/
Sherfad773/
Chirfat772/
Shirffe771/
Sirfaad771/
Shirpha771/
Shairfi771/
Cheirfa771/
Sairfaz771/
Sherfay770/
Shirfey770/
Sherffa770/
Sirfi73612/
Serfa7383/
Sirfo7366/
Surfa7315/
Zirfa736/
Cirfa735/
Sirfy733/
Sirfe731/
Shearefa711/
Shierfey711/
Sherfi673,413/
Cherfa672,878/
Serfas67672/
Sherfy67449/
Sirefi6745/
Serfat6734/
Chirfi6719/
Cirfat6716/
Sherfe6715/
Sirfis679/
Serfai679/
Sirfou679/
Schirpfer677/
Sirpha672/
Sırfay672/
Sirfos671/
Ssirfi671/
Shurfo671/
Seirfi671/
Surfah671/
Sirfee671/
Serfaz671/
Serfay671/
Serfah671/
Sherfo671/
Serfap670/
Scheirfer670/

Shirfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shirfa in the Hindi language
शीरफाsirapha50
शिरफाsirapha50

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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 Shirfa
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