Shafad Surname
Approximately 873 people bear this surname
Shafad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 539 | 1:24,957 | 1,368 |
| Somaliland | 294 | 1:11,905 | 693 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shafad (232) may also be a first name.
Shafad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafad Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shafad (Hindi: शफाद, Marathi: शफाद, Russian: Шафад) is carried by more people in Somalia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafad? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 402,148th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,347,704 people. Shafad occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Shafad live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Shafad is also the 588,797th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 232 people.
The surname Shafad is most frequently used in Somalia, where it is carried by 539 people, or 1 in 24,957. Beside Somalia this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Somaliland, where 34 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafad Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafad in the Hindi language | ||
| शफाद | saphada | 68.42 |
| शफद | saphada | 15.79 |
| शाफाद | saphada | 10.53 |
| शाफाहद | saphahada | 5.26 |
| Shafad in the Marathi language | ||
| शफाद | saphada | 63.64 |
| अहमद | ahamada | 18.18 |
| शाफाद | saphada | 9.09 |
| शफड | saphada | 9.09 |
| Shafad in the Russian language | ||
| Шафад | safad | - |
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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 Shafad
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