Abu Shafa Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Abu Shafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
Abu Shafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Shafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abu Shafa is carried by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Shafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Abu Shafa is the 5,391,485th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Abu Shafa are found; 69 percent are found in West Asia and 69 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.
The last name is most prevalent in Israel, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 950,848. In Israel it is most frequent in: Jerusalem District, where 56 percent are found and Tel Aviv District, where 44 percent are found. Excluding Israel Abu Shafa occurs in one country. It is also found in Egypt, where 31 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Shafea | 95 | 122 | / |
| Abu Shafah | 95 | 9 | / |
| Abu Shafaa | 95 | 9 | / |
| Abu Safa | 94 | 298 | / |
| Abu Safaa | 89 | 122 | / |
| Abou Safa | 89 | 3 | / |
| Abu Saifa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shafi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shafei | 84 | 215 | / |
| Abu Shafie | 84 | 10 | / |
| Abu Shafii | 84 | 2 | / |
| Abu Shafee | 84 | 1 | / |
| Abu Safi | 82 | 658 | / |
| Abu-Safa | 82 | 6 | / |
| Abu Shaufip | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Safat | 78 | 2 | / |
| Abu Soufa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abu Seyfa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abu Saife | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abu Safieh | 74 | 2,473 | / |
| Abu-Safi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Safe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abou-Safi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abu Sofeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Safieh | 63 | 14 | / |
| Abou Seyfou | 60 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Abu Shafa
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