Alshafai Surname
Approximately 1,083 people bear this surname
Alshafai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 914 | 1:33,759 | 4,846 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Qatar | 37 | 1:63,730 | 6,585 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Alshafai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alshafai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alshafai occurs in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alshafai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 339,513th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,729,036 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Alshafai are found; 88 percent are found in West Asia and 88 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 914 people, or 1 in 33,759. Beside Saudi Arabia it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 11 percent reside and Qatar, where 3 percent reside.
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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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