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

Shofar (Hindi: शोफर, Russian: Шофар) occurs more in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shofar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 478,427th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 10,440,610 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Shofar are found; 82 percent are found in West Asia and 62 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Shofar is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 37 people.

Shofar is most widely held in Yemen, where it is held by 436 people, or 1 in 60,608. In Yemen it is most common in: Ibb Governorate, where 58 percent live, Taiz Governorate, where 35 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 7 percent live. Outside of Yemen this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 20 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.

Shofar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shofar last name are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.89% registered with the political 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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