Al Shaafi Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Al Shaafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Shaafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan231:7,767,12541,967
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Al Shaafi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al Shaafi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Al Shaafi is found most in Pakistan. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Al Shaafi.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Shaafi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Al Shaafi is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Al Shaafi live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

Al Shaafi is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 7,767,125. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Punjab, where 78 percent live and Sindh, where 22 percent live. Beside Pakistan it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 4 percent live and Libya, where 4 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
  • 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 Al Shaafi
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