Shafain Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Shafain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Shafain (40) may also be a first name.
Shafain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafain Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shafain (Hindi: शाफईन) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shafain.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafain? popularity and diffusion
Shafain is the 2,979,664th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. Shafain occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shafain live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 72 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shafain is also the 1,614,485th most commonly used given name throughout the world, borne by 40 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Iran, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 4,798,908. In Iran it is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 56 percent live and Gilan Province, where 44 percent live. Aside from Iran Shafain exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 33 percent live and Malaysia, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafain Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafain in the Hindi language | ||
| शाफईन | sapha'ina | 33.33 |
| शाफाईन | sapha'ina | 16.67 |
| शफाइन | sapha'ina | 16.67 |
| शफईन | sapha'ina | 16.67 |
| शाफ़ैन | safaina | 16.67 |
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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
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- 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 Shafain
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