Shofar Surname

478,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 698 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Shofar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shofar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen4361:60,6084,555
Israel1371:62,4647,884
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Shofar (37) may also be a first name.

Shofar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shofar (Hindi: शोफर, Russian: Шофар) occurs more in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shofar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 478,427th most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 10,440,610 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Shofar reside; 82 percent reside in West Asia and 62 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,688,769th most common forename on earth It is held by 37 people.

This surname is most numerous in Yemen, where it is carried by 436 people, or 1 in 60,608. In Yemen it is most frequent in: Ibb Governorate, where 58 percent reside, Taiz Governorate, where 35 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 7 percent reside. Not including Yemen it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Shofar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shofar last name are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the party.

Shofar earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shoofar9213/
Shoufar928/
Schofar921/
Sofar91245/
Schoffar860/
Shoffard860/
Soffar831,804/
Shafar831,758/
Sofair8358/
Shofor8352/
Chofar8351/
Soufar8315/
Shefar838/
Sofare837/
Sahfar832/
Sofear831/
Soofar831/
Shadfar772,046/
Shaffar77391/
Sheffar7783/
Shahfar7759/
Chofard7741/
Soffair7738/
Shaafar7719/
Schafar7715/
Siahfar7714/
Shawfar7712/
Shofore7711/
Shafair779/
Sashfar778/
Shevfar778/
Shafarr773/
Shoford772/
Shafard772/
Shafare772/
Sahafar771/
Shehfar771/
Shaufar771/
Suofare771/
Soodfar771/
Shasfar771/
Shafaar771/
Shafatr771/
Shefaar771/
Sahfard771/
Szofarz771/
Choufar771/
Soufair771/
Shaefar770/
Shofour770/
Schefar770/
Siofart770/
Safar73106,359/
Sefar73143/
Sofor7324/
Zofar736/
Choffart71359/
Schaffar71245/
Sofarova7182/
Choffard7134/
Shadfard7133/
Scheffar718/
Sahatfar716/
Shafarzh715/
Schaefar714/
Shahafar713/
Schafear711/
Shofford711/
Shouford711/
Shotford711/
Schopfhausr711/
Shaffare711/
Shaffatr711/
Shauffar710/
Shooford710/
Shophard710/
Shaffard710/
Shaeffar710/
Schaafar710/
Saffar679,444/
Seffar675,469/
Safare674,827/
Chofor67893/
Shafor67230/
Saphar67229/
Sefair67143/
Schaffart67114/
Chafar6784/
Schaffarz6778/
Sephar6778/
Sjafar6759/
Safaar6755/
Safarz6753/
Safarh6742/
Shafarova6734/
Chouffart6732/
Schoufour6729/
Szafar6725/
Sophar6716/
Safart6714/
Sahvar6713/
Sofore6712/
Saafar6711/
Zoufar6711/
Safard679/
Safear679/
Siafar677/
Safasr676/
Safair675/
Sadfar674/
Safaur674/
Safhar673/
Sofort673/
Zoofar673/
Sohfor673/
Sephor673/
Suifar672/
Soffor672/
Soufor672/
Sahfor672/
Sofeir672/
Safgar672/
Satfar671/
Safarr671/
Jsafar671/
Sophor671/
Shefor671/
Sgafar671/
Shoforowa671/
Schaeffar671/
Shahatfar671/
Safhor671/
Szefar671/
Szofor671/
Seefar671/
Siofor671/
Sefaar671/
Saefar671/
Shofforth670/
Schaffair670/
Soforr670/

Shofar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shofar in the Hindi language
शोफरsophara-
Shofar in the Russian language
Шофарsofar-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shofar
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