Shurfa Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Shurfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Maldives | 4 | 1:101,043 | 3,565 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shurfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shurfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shurfa (Russian: Шурфа) is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shurfa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shurfa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Shurfa are found; 68 percent are found in South Asia and 47 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
The last name Shurfa is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 2,312,062. Other than Sri Lanka Shurfa exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Maldives, where 21 percent are found and Israel, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surfa | 91 | 15 | / |
| Surfas | 83 | 56 | / |
| Shorfa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Shirfa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Surfaz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Surfat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Surfah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shurfo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shurfy | 83 | 0 | / |
| Cheurfa | 77 | 3,482 | / |
| Chourfa | 77 | 37 | / |
| Surfass | 77 | 31 | / |
| Shorfai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Schirfa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shoorfa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shurfey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Surfi | 73 | 72 | / |
| Sorfa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Zurfa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Şurfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chourffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheurfaã | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schurfui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shurffey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sorfai | 67 | 70 | / |
| Sorfay | 67 | 57 | / |
| Surfid | 67 | 3 | / |
| Surfes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zurfau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Surfey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Surfui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Surfiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Surfie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shorfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Surfed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Surfer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Surfis | 67 | 0 | / |
Shurfa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shurfa in the Russian language | ||
| Шурфа | surfa | - |
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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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- 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 Shurfa
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