Shafahi Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Shafahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1421:540,72231,214
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shafahi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shafahi is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shafahi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafahi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,263,456th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. The last name Shafahi is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Shafahi are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 540,722. In Iran it is most frequent in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 28 percent are found, East Azerbaijan Province, where 18 percent are found and Alborz Province, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Iran this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 7 percent are found and Sweden, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Safahi92272/
Shefahi862,613/
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Shafaheh802/
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Safaei7728,202/
Shafae77410/
Sefahi7761/
Safeai778/
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Savahi772/
Safa'i772/
Shafaeieh7511/
Shaffahed751/
Shafaee711,199/
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Seffahi71142/
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Safaeih714/
Chafeai714/
Shafe'i712/
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Zsafaei711/
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Chafa'i711/
Shavahe711/
Safhoui711/
Safaija711/
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Safae672,466/
Chafouai67375/
Shahfeeh674/
Sophahui674/
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Schafaer672/
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Shafhoua671/
Shaffaer671/
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shafahi
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