Shafafa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Shafafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
Shafafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shafafa occurs in Syria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafafa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shafafa reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 50 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name is most frequently used in Syria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 4,825,256. In Syria it is primarily concentrated in: Homs Governorate, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Syria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Yemen, where 50 percent are found.
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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 Shafafa
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