Shafabi Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Shafabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Shafabi (37) may also be a first name.

Shafabi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shafabi (Marathi: शफाबी) is most common in India. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shafabi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafabi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shafabi is the 8,193,072nd most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Shafabi is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shafabi reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 37 people.

The surname Shafabi is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India it is most numerous in: Manipur, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account India this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safabi925/
Shafawi86248/
Shafavi86174/
Chafabi866/
Shafabe862/
Shafaba861/
Shafebi861/
Saifabi861/
Shaphabi8030/
Shahfawi8010/
Shafawie803/
Shaffawi801/
Shefabai801/
Safavi7719,237/
Safawi772,979/
Safaba771/
Shefaabai751/
Shafahaba751/
Safavid71302/
Shofawi7125/
Saphabi7111/
Safawai715/
Saffawi713/
Chafabe712/
Shafawy711/
Shafawe711/
Safawui711/
Sayfawi711/
Safavai711/
Sahavabhai711/
Safavit711/
Safavieh671,219/
Shaphaba6723/
Shafawee6713/
Safavihe671/
Safoubai671/
Shoufawi671/

Shafabi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafabi in the Marathi language
शफाबीsaphabi90
शफबीsaphabi10

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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
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  • 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 Shafabi
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