Shafahatu Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Shafahatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 41 | 1:4,320,555 | 118,938 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Shafahatu (1,685) may also be a first name.
Shafahatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafahatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shafahatu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafahatu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shafahatu is the 3,017,195th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Shafahatu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shafahatu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 187,449th most common first name globally, borne by 1,685 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria Shafahatu is primarily concentrated in: Zamfara, where 59 percent are found, Sokoto, where 34 percent are found and Gombe, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafaatu | 94 | 2,613 | / |
| Safahatu | 94 | 6 | / |
| Shafahtu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Shefahatu | 89 | 5 | / |
| Safahatou | 89 | 2 | / |
| Shafa'atu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shafaaatu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shaafaatu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sahafaatu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shafatu | 88 | 357 | / |
| Safaatu | 88 | 45 | / |
| Safhatu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chafahatou | 84 | 1 | / |
| Shaafatu | 82 | 29 | / |
| Shafaitu | 82 | 7 | / |
| Shefaatu | 82 | 5 | / |
| Safaatuh | 82 | 5 | / |
| Shaifatu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Safaatou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shaffatu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shafeatu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sahfaatu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shaphatu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hsafaatu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sefahatu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Safatu | 80 | 39 | / |
| Chafaatou | 78 | 75 | / |
| Shaphaatu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Saefatu | 75 | 1,989 | / |
| Shefatu | 75 | 14 | / |
| Saafatu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Saifatu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Safaitu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Saufatu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Safatou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Safeatu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shafetu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sahfatu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaffaatou | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chafatou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shephatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safotu | 67 | 49 | / |
| Sofatu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaffatou | 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 Shafahatu
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