Shaf Surname

260,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Qatar

Shaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan7641:233,8275,403
Malaysia1301:226,87913,060
Russia1181:1,221,38288,976
Iraq891:393,5027,096
India681:11,280,373208,492
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Afghanistan501:643,0647,334
Ukraine451:1,011,61593,730
Kazakhstan311:570,40340,441
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
England121:4,643,172139,951
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
France11:66,422,722504,397
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Shaf (3,244) may also be a first name.

Shaf Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shaf Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shaf (Hindi: शफ, Russian: Шаф) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shaf.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 260,043rd most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,822,995 people. The last name Shaf is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Shaf live; 60 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 125,823rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,244 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 764 people, or 1 in 233,827. In Pakistan Shaf is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 75 percent are found, Sindh, where 13 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 6 percent are found. Besides Pakistan Shaf occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 9 percent are found and Russia, where 8 percent are found.

Shaf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shaf has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 311 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shaf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shaf surname is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Shaf last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Shaf earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.38% less than the national average, earning $39,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaif8911,456/
Shafe893,908/
Shaaf891,414/
Shaff891,322/
Sahaf891,073/
Schaf89851/
Shaft89671/
Sheaf89517/
Shahf89452/
Shauf89308/
Shadf8969/
Shawf898/
Shafz898/
Shafh897/
Shafs894/
Shgaf892/
Shazf892/
Shasf892/
Jshaf891/
Shatf891/
Shhaf891/
Shapf890/
Saf8650,983/
Schaaf8026,035/
Schaff806,205/
Schauf802,228/
Shahaf801,083/
Sheaff80554/
Shaffe80386/
Sheafe80153/
Shahft8076/
Shaife8033/
Scheaf8026/
Schapf8025/
Shaiff8013/
Schaáf8011/
Shafft808/
Shauff807/
Sheaft804/
Shaufe804/
Shaaif803/
Shaifh803/
Schawf802/
Schafs802/
Shaifs801/
Shaift801/
Shaaff801/
Shaafs801/
Shaftt801/
Sahaaf801/
Schasf801/
Shafhe801/
Shafhd801/
Shafhh801/
Shaafe801/
Shavfe801/
Shaffs800/
Schaif800/
Shapff800/
Shapfe800/
Sheafs800/
Shaw75808,364/
Saif75291,498/
Shab757,021/
Safe754,291/
Saaf752,343/
Siaf752,152/
Saft752,077/
Shav751,866/
Seaf751,704/
Sayf75754/
Chaf75557/
Sauf75358/
Saff75344/
Sjaf75260/
Safh75210/
Sadf75176/
Shof7596/
Szaf7583/
Sahf7572/
Safz7547/
Sapf755/
Ssaf753/
Sajf753/
Saïf752/
Safs752/
Zsaf752/
Hzaf752/
Sawf752/
S'Af751/
Jsaf751/
Safı751/
Satf751/
Safp751/
Sohf751/
Sgaf751/
Xhaf751/
Xsaf751/
Hxaf751/
Schauff73998/
Schaaff73760/
Schafft73468/
Sheaffe73138/
Schaafs73117/
Schaiff7324/
Schaafe737/
Schahaf736/
Shafova735/
Schaffs732/
Schachf731/
Schauft731/
Schausf731/
Shaiffe731/
Shahaff731/
Shahfhe731/
Scheaff730/
Scheafe730/
Scheadf730/
Schaupf730/
Shova6714,944/
Shaib675,622/
Chafe673,930/
Shoff672,047/
Shaub671,738/
Shhab671,433/
Sahav671,401/
Shaab671,395/
Chaif671,037/
Showa671,006/
Safth67984/
Saife67974/
Saffe67427/
Sheab67370/
Shabh67263/
Chaff67240/
Schaw67199/
Saaif67199/
Saiff67139/
Sauff67131/
Sahaw67118/
Schof67112/
Shofe67105/
Sahfh6797/
Shaiv6787/
S'Hab6773/
Shavd6771/
Shopf6771/
Shsab6769/
Saufe6751/
Schaaffe6750/
Shouf6749/
Shawh6749/
Shoif6747/
Safft6742/
Safhh6739/
Saaaf6729/
Shahw6727/
Shaaw6726/
Chaaf6725/
Shayb6723/
Chauf6721/
Szaif6720/
Siaff6716/
Sheif6715/
Sahuf6714/
Shahv6712/
Scháf6712/
Saafe6712/
Sayfe6711/
Shoof6710/
Chaft678/
ShaaAfsh678/
Szaff677/
Saifz677/
Saidf676/
Seafe675/
Shoft675/
Siaaf675/
Shauw674/
Shaww674/
Shauv674/
Sheuf674/
Søhof674/
Sshaw674/
Saadf674/
Shaph673/
Shohf673/
Sadfs673/
Shofs673/
Safhe673/
Shavt672/
Cheaf672/
Sauft672/
Saitf672/
Sachf672/
Sadfe672/
Sjhaw672/
Shzab672/
Shasw672/
Sheaw672/
Shhaw672/
Saffs671/
Satfe671/
Satff671/
Hshaw671/
Schauffe671/
Schav671/
Saydf671/
Shsav671/
Showf671/
Sheyf671/
Shaav671/
Shavh671/
Shavp671/
Saavf671/
Chatf671/
Chafh671/
Sattf671/
Saudf671/
Sazfs671/
Sasdf671/
Saafh671/
Sohfe671/
Shayv671/
Shajw671/
Zsazf671/
Hsasf671/
Hzafh671/
Seaff670/
Shayw670/
Scheaffe670/
Sheav670/

Shaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shaf in the Hindi language
शफsapha61.54
शाफsapha30.77
शाहsaha7.69
Shaf in the Russian language
Шафsaf-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shaf
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