Shaafal Surname
Approximately 5,710 people bear this surname
Shaafal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 5,706 | 1:4,631 | 672 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
Shaafal (254) may also be a first name.
Shaafal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaafal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shaafal (Russian: Шаафаль) is held by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaafal? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shaafal is the 84,599th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,276,278 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shaafal reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Shaafal is also the 559,024th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 254 people.
The last name Shaafal is most numerous in Yemen, where it is carried by 5,706 people, or 1 in 4,631. In Yemen it is mostly concentrated in: 'Amran Governorate, where 49 percent live, Sa'dah Governorate, where 14 percent live and Lahij Governorate, where 9 percent live. Barring Yemen this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shahafal | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shafal | 92 | 66 | / |
| Shaifal | 86 | 277 | / |
| Shafale | 86 | 4 | / |
| Shafaul | 86 | 3 | / |
| Shafalt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shaufal | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sahafal | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saafald | 86 | 0 | / |
| Safal | 83 | 382 | / |
| Schafale | 80 | 28 | / |
| Shahaval | 80 | 5 | / |
| Shafatel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shaffeal | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shafasil | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shafalle | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schaffal | 80 | 0 | / |
| Saifal | 77 | 3,044 | / |
| Safale | 77 | 116 | / |
| Safail | 77 | 28 | / |
| Safaul | 77 | 25 | / |
| Saffal | 77 | 21 | / |
| Saufal | 77 | 10 | / |
| Chafal | 77 | 7 | / |
| Shefal | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sayfal | 77 | 3 | / |
| Saefal | 77 | 2 | / |
| Siafal | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sahfal | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sehfal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sawfal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safalp | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jsafal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shafol | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seafal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shafalova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chafale | 71 | 900 | / |
| Chaffal | 71 | 82 | / |
| Satfale | 71 | 72 | / |
| Sahaval | 71 | 66 | / |
| Shoufal | 71 | 11 | / |
| Shafoul | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chaifal | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shaifol | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sadfale | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chaufal | 71 | 3 | / |
| Safatel | 71 | 2 | / |
| Saffail | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safaill | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shahval | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saffale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safalle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saufahl | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sefal | 67 | 203 | / |
| Safalova | 67 | 26 | / |
| Sofal | 67 | 24 | / |
| Chaufale | 67 | 12 | / |
| Safaasil | 67 | 10 | / |
| Shaffold | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sahaifol | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sahaphal | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zafal | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shahfool | 67 | 3 | / |
| Safol | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chafhale | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sheffall | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhafale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaifale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shofealt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shoffall | 67 | 0 | / |
Shaafal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaafal in the Russian language | ||
| Шаафаль | saafal | - |
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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 Shaafal
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