Surname Shifer (Shifer 
, שיפר , Шифер 
) , around the world, is a rare family name. The last name Shifer is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a rare surname, Ukraine, where it is a rare surname, and Kazakhstan, where it is a very rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Israel, Russia, and Ukraine. Likewise, Shifer is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Shifer | Israel, Russia, Ethiopia, United States, Indonesia |
| שיפר | Israel |
| Шифер | Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan |
| ḥayah shifer Jewish singer and actor, PL |
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| maryan shifer Jewish actress who performed in Yiddish in Israel, IL |
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