Elshafia Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Elshafia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Elshafia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elshafia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elshafia occurs most in Sudan. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elshafia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Elshafia is the 3,798,600th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Elshafia live; 93 percent live in North Africa and 93 percent live in Arabic North Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Sudan, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 1,500,408. Excluding Sudan this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 4 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 4 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
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elshafia
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