Shafakh Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Shafakh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 27 | 1:2,843,797 | 88,363 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Shafakh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafakh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shafakh (Hindi: शफख, Marathi: शफख) occurs most in Iran. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafakh? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,485,539th most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Shafakh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shafakh are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 84 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
This last name is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,843,797. In Iran Shafakh is most frequent in: Gilan Province, where 37 percent live, East Azerbaijan Province, where 30 percent live and Alborz Province, where 22 percent live. Barring Iran this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 9 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafakh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafakh in the Hindi language | ||
| शफख | saphakha | - |
| Shafakh in the Marathi language | ||
| शफख | saphakha | - |
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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 Shafakh
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