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

Shafakat (Hindi: शफाकत, Marathi: शफकत) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafakat? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,710,039th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shafakat reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 183,609th most widely held first name on earth, held by 1,743 people.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 8,429,290. In India Shafakat is primarily found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 54 percent reside, Bihar, where 34 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 7 percent reside. Not including India this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 19 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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