Shafaatu Surname
Approximately 2,613 people bear this surname
Shafaatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,609 | 1:67,897 | 4,932 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
Shafaatu (37,813) may also be a first name.
Shafaatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafaatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shafaatu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafaatu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 165,734th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,788,957 people. The surname Shafaatu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shafaatu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shafaatu is also the 23,273rd most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 37,813 people.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,609 people, or 1 in 67,897. In Nigeria Shafaatu is most common in: Zamfara, where 44 percent reside, Sokoto, where 31 percent reside and Bauchi, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Shafaatu exists in one country. It is also found in Ghana, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafahatu | 94 | 42 | / |
| Shafa'atu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Shafaaatu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Shaafaatu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sahafaatu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Shafatu | 93 | 357 | / |
| Safaatu | 93 | 45 | / |
| Shaafatu | 88 | 29 | / |
| Shafaitu | 88 | 7 | / |
| Safahatu | 88 | 6 | / |
| Safaatuh | 88 | 5 | / |
| Shefaatu | 88 | 5 | / |
| Sahfaatu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hsafaatu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shafahtu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shafeatu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shaffatu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shaifatu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Safaatou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Safatu | 86 | 39 | / |
| Chafaatou | 82 | 75 | / |
| Shefahatu | 82 | 5 | / |
| Safahatou | 82 | 2 | / |
| Shaphaatu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Saefatu | 80 | 1,989 | / |
| Shefatu | 80 | 14 | / |
| Saafatu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Saifatu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Safaitu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Saufatu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Safhatu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sahfatu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Safeatu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Safatou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shafetu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chaffaatou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chafahatou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chafatou | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sefahatu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shaphatu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Safotu | 71 | 49 | / |
| Sofatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaffatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saefetu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofatou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seifatu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seufatu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shafaatu
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