Shaafan Surname
Approximately 371 people bear this surname
Shaafan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 366 | 1:72,200 | 5,021 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
Shaafan (2,816) may also be a first name.
Shaafan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaafan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shaafan is found in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shaafan.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaafan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 767,694th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 19,642,981 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shaafan live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Shaafan is also the 137,369th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 2,816 people.
This surname is most widespread in Yemen, where it is held by 366 people, or 1 in 72,200. In Yemen it is most numerous in: Hajjah Governorate, where 51 percent live, Ma'rib Governorate, where 45 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 4 percent live. Other than Yemen Shaafan exists in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 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 Shaafan
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