Shafi Forename
4,385th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 239,187 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia
Shafi Forename User-submission:
The name Shafi has Arabic origins and is commonly used in Islamic cultures, meaning 'healer' or 'one who brings intercession'. It comes from the Arabic root ش-ف-ع (sh-f-'), which means 'healer' or 'intercessor'. Variants of the name include alternate spellings such as Shafii or Shafee, influenced by regional pronunciation differences.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 98% | 86,116 | 1:2,257 | 397 |
| India | 100% | 53,716 | 1:22,617 | 3,222 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 37,798 | 1:2,581 | 445 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 18,650 | 1:1,652 | 286 |
| Bangladesh | 97% | 15,763 | 1:10,116 | 1,301 |
| Nigeria | 93% | 4,069 | 1:43,638 | 3,355 |
| Yemen | - | 3,800 | 1:6,920 | 598 |
| Tanzania | 99% | 2,617 | 1:20,171 | 2,043 |
| Somalia | - | 2,314 | 1:5,845 | 692 |
| Kuwait | - | 2,137 | 1:1,771 | 257 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1,574 | 1:4,544 | 541 |
| Kenya | - | 1,233 | 1:37,556 | 2,877 |
| Afghanistan | 88% | 1,109 | 1:29,417 | 1,846 |
| Oman | 65% | 1,091 | 1:3,766 | 526 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 930 | 1:22,365 | 2,897 |
| Iraq | 100% | 806 | 1:43,446 | 1,623 |
| Jordan | 69% | 720 | 1:12,259 | 874 |
| Egypt | 98% | 607 | 1:151,402 | 6,063 |
| Iran | 100% | 545 | 1:144,031 | 3,071 |
| Somaliland | - | 501 | 1:6,990 | 573 |
| United States | 100% | 493 | 1:735,369 | 17,098 |
| Uganda | 95% | 444 | 1:92,245 | 4,344 |
| Malawi | 100% | 423 | 1:40,455 | 2,904 |
| Bahrain | - | 296 | 1:4,556 | 731 |
| Palestine | 51% | 296 | 1:15,372 | 968 |
| England | 100% | 225 | 1:247,124 | 6,721 |
| Canada | - | 146 | 1:226,941 | 8,198 |
| Malaysia | 90% | 132 | 1:230,681 | 12,762 |
| Syria | - | 111 | 1:173,929 | 2,264 |
| Russia | 89% | 108 | 1:1,335,497 | 10,364 |
| Lebanon | 56% | 64 | 1:87,931 | 3,051 |
| DR Congo | 80% | 34 | 1:2,171,400 | 51,388 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 34 | 1:283,616 | 7,639 |
| Sweden | 100% | 33 | 1:298,724 | 9,079 |
| Tunisia | 100% | 32 | 1:21,153 | 1,557 |
| South Africa | 100% | 32 | 1:1,704,145 | 53,740 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 30 | 1:720,350 | 20,904 |
| Qatar | 100% | 15 | 1:157,974 | 16,771 |
| Indonesia | 83% | 13 | 1:19,843,359 | 506,931 |
| Australia | - | 10 | 1:1,365,762 | 14,367 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 10 | 1:1,690,208 | 23,366 |
| Thailand | 100% | 9 | 1:7,785,090 | 119,233 |
| Philippines | 86% | 8 | 1:13,251,185 | 172,764 |
| Norway | 100% | 8 | 1:641,541 | 10,538 |
| Singapore | 100% | 7 | 1:898,151 | 14,197 |
| Germany | 100% | 6 | 1:16,112,979 | 44,905 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 6 | 1:2,957,808 | 19,121 |
| Denmark | - | 6 | 1:941,583 | 11,543 |
| Kosovo | - | 5 | 1:372,288 | 10,773 |
| Wales | 100% | 5 | 1:618,862 | 7,373 |
| Bulgaria | - | 3 | 1:2,330,130 | 16,302 |
| Iceland | - | 3 | 1:122,006 | 4,203 |
| Hong Kong | - | 3 | 1:2,584,242 | 11,307 |
| Zambia | - | 2 | 1:7,927,397 | 45,785 |
| Austria | 100% | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Niger | 50% | 2 | 1:9,591,997 | 55,581 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| Italy | 61% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| North Macedonia | - | 2 | 1:1,045,378 | 12,250 |
| Scotland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,675,183 | 18,328 |
| Brazil | - | 2 | 1:107,118,077 | 571,487 |
| Israel | 100% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| China | - | 2 | 1:683,027,891 | 94,999 |
| Turkmenistan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
| Armenia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Georgia | 100% | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Belgium | 100% | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
Shafi (545,847) may also be a surname.
Shafi Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Shafi has Arabic origins and is commonly used in Islamic cultures, meaning 'healer' or 'one who brings intercession'. It comes from the Arabic root ش-ف-ع (sh-f-'), which means 'healer' or 'intercessor'. Variants of the name include alternate spellings such as Shafii or Shafee, influenced by regional pronunciation differences.
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Shafi Demographics
Average Shafi Salary in
United States
$45,516 USD
Per year
Rank:
176,038 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.0001292
Rank: 17,873 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
104.56%
Sample size: 234 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafi in the Russian language | ||
| Шафи | safi | - |
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