Chafii Surname
Approximately 2,040 people bear this surname
Chafii Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 1,908 | 1:18,069 | 2,767 |
| France | 58 | 1:1,145,219 | 121,886 |
| Mauritania | 35 | 1:116,996 | 6,922 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Chafii (249) may also be a first name.
Chafii Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chafii Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chafii (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻓﻌﻲ) occurs in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chafii? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 203,896th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,572,326 people. The surname Chafii is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Chafii are found; 94 percent are found in North Africa and 94 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 565,047th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 249 people.
The surname is most numerous in Morocco, where it is carried by 1,908 people, or 1 in 18,069. Besides Morocco Chafii is found in 15 countries. It is also common in France, where 3 percent live and Mauritania, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chafii Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chafii in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻓﻌﻲ | alshafy | 81.82 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻓﻌﻰ | alshafy | 18.18 |
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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 Chafii
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