Surname שפירא

Surname שפירא (Spira , Shapiro , Shapira ) , in the world, is a common last name. The family name שפירא is characteristic of Israel, where it is a common surname, the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, and Canada. Much less frequently, שפירא is the forename as well as the last name.

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name שפירא

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Spira	Germany, Canada, United Kingdom, United States, Israel
Shapira, Shapiro	Germany, Canada, Poland, United States, Israel
שפירא	Israel

Last names said to be same

Dynow, Schapira, Sfyra, Shapirra, Shpyra, Spyra, and Szapira

Notable namesakes

	אברהם שפירא UA (b. 1870)
	נח שפירא Israeli linguist and educator (1900–1964), IL (b. 1900)
	יעקב שמשון שפירא Israeli politician (1902-1993), IL (b. 1902)
	חיים משה שפירא Israeli politician, IL (b. 1902)
	אברהם אלקנה שפירא Chief Rabbi of Israel (1983–1993), IL (b. 1911)
	משה שמואל שפירא rabbi, IL (b. 1917)
	יוסף שפירא Israeli teacher, IL (b. 1922)
	דני שפירא Israeli military personnel, IL (b. 1925)
	אליקום שפירא Israeli conductor, IL (b. 1926)
	שמעון שפירא Israeli architect, IL (b. 1930)
	ישראל שפירא librarian and bibliographer, IL (b. 1882)
	יהודה שפירא IL (b. 1923)
	משה שפירא Israeli Rabbi, IL (b. 1935)
	מאיר שפירא IL (b. 1878)
	אניטה שפירא Israeli historian, IL (b. 1940)