Shafak Surname
Approximately 422 people bear this surname
Shafak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 278 | 1:125,977 | 3,498 |
| India | 96 | 1:7,990,264 | 168,289 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 1:775,434 | 29,551 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shafak (936) may also be a first name.
Shafak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shafak (Hindi: शफक, Marathi: शफाक, Russian: Шафак) occurs more in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafak? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 698,433rd most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 17,269,066 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Shafak are found; 68 percent are found in West Asia and 66 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 264,210th most numerous forename on earth, borne by 936 people.
It is most frequently used in Iraq, where it is held by 278 people, or 1 in 125,977. Without taking into account Iraq this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafak in the Hindi language | ||
| शफक | saphaka | 81.41 |
| शफाक | saphaka | 15.33 |
| शाफाक | saphaka | 2.01 |
| शाफक | saphaka | 0.5 |
| शफ़क | safaka | 0.25 |
| शफ़क | safaka | 0.25 |
| सफाक | saphaka | 0.25 |
| Shafak in the Marathi language | ||
| शफाक | saphaka | 58.33 |
| शफक | saphaka | 36.11 |
| शाफक | saphaka | 5.56 |
| Shafak in the Russian language | ||
| Шафак | safak | - |
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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 Shafak
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