Shaafiya Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Shaafiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
Shaafiya (15) may also be a first name.
Shaafiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaafiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shaafiya (Hindi: शाफिया) is most common in India. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaafiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,742,229th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shaafiya reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 15 people.
Shaafiya is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India it is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 100 percent reside. Aside from India Shaafiya occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Maldives, where 50 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaafiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaafiya in the Hindi language | ||
| शाफिया | saphiya | - |
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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 Shaafiya
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