Shafaei Surname

381,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 934 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Shafaei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafaei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran8411:91,2999,152
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
England51:11,143,612252,590
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Shafaei Last Name Facts

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

Shafaei is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafaei? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shafaei is the 381,502nd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,802,512 people. The surname Shafaei occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Shafaei live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

This last name is most widespread in Iran, where it is carried by 841 people, or 1 in 91,299. In Iran it is most frequent in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 26 percent reside, East Azerbaijan Province, where 17 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran this last name is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Shafaei Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shafaei surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Shafaei earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 96.62% more than the national average, earning $84,838 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.9% more than the national average, earning $63,046 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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 Shafaei
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