Shafakat Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Shafakat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafakat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India911:8,429,290174,159
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Shafakat (1,743) may also be a first name.

Shafakat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shafakat (Hindi: शफाकत, Marathi: शफकत) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafakat? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,710,039th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shafakat are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Shafakat is also the 183,609th most widely held given name internationally. It is borne by 1,743 people.

The surname is most common in India, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 8,429,290. In India Shafakat is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 54 percent are found, Bihar, where 34 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 7 percent are found. Outside of India this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 19 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shafakat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafakat in the Marathi language
शफकतsaphakata55.65
शफाकतsaphakata24.19
शफाकातsaphakata4.84
शाफकातsaphakata2.42
शफकातsaphakata2.42
शफ़ाकतsafakata2.42
सलामतsalamata0.81
शकाकतsakakata0.81
शाफकतsaphakata0.81
शबाकतsabakata0.81
शौकतsaukata0.81
शफाखतsaphakhata0.81
शाफाकातsaphakata0.81
हशमतhasamata0.81
Shafakat in the Hindi language
शफाकतsaphakata51.22
शफकतsaphakata45.95
शफक्कतsaphakkata0.75
सफाकतsaphakata0.38
शफ़ाकतsafakata0.38
शाफकतsaphakata0.19
शफक्तsaphakta0.19
शफ्कतsaphkata0.19
शफाक्कतsaphakkata0.19
शफकातsaphakata0.19
सफकतsaphakata0.19
शाफाकतsaphakata0.19

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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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  • 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 Shafakat
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