Al-Shafi Surname
Approximately 348 people bear this surname
Al-Shafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Qatar | 103 | 1:22,893 | 2,494 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Al-Shafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Shafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al-Shafi is borne by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Al-Shafi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Shafi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 804,502nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al-Shafi reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 98 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
It is most frequently occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 239 people, or 1 in 129,104. Not including Saudi Arabia Al-Shafi is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 30 percent live and Iran, where 1 percent live.
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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
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- 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
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