In the entire world, شاپور (شاپور 
, Shapur 
, Shapour 
, along with others...) is quite a rare largely male, but infrequently feminine first name. The given name شاپور is habitual in Afghanistan, where it is a rare masculine name, Iran, and Israel. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Southern Asia, particularly India, Afghanistan, and Iran. Very seldom, شاپور is the last name as well as the forename.
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| شاپور | Afghanistan, Iran |
| Shapur | Iran, India, Pakistan, Iraq, United States |
| Shapour | Iran, China, Canada, United States, United Kingdom |
| Sapor | Egypt, France, India, United States, Poland |
| Schapur | Germany |
شاپور is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
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شاپور پسر بابک rarly 3rd century king of Persis, IR (b. 101) |
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شاپور ۱ ruler of the Sasanian Empire from c.240 to c.270, IR (b. 150) |
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| شاپور دختک wife of her cousin, Sasanian king Bahram II, IR (b. 201) |
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شاپور ۲ Shah of Persia, IR (b. 309) |
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| شاپور رازی Sasanian military commander, IR (b. 401) |
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شاپور بختیار Iranian politician (1914-1991), IR (b. 1914) |
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شاپور مرحبا Iranian politician, IR (b. 1957) |
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| شاپور ریپورتر British intelligence agent and diplomat, IR (b. 1921) |
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| شاپور یاسمی Iranian screenwriter and film director, IR (b. 1922) |
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| شاپور زرنگار iranian fencer, IR (b. 1929) |
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| شاپور آذربرزین Iranian airforce general, IR (b. 1930) |
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| شاپور قریب Iranian director, IR (b. 1933) |
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| شاپور بخشایی Iranian actor, IR (b. 1934) |
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| شاپور کاظمی Iranian activist, IR (b. 1947) |
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| شاپور بنیاد Iranian writer, IR (b. 1947) |
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