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) is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafakh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,485,539th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. Shafakh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shafakh reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.
This last name is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,843,797. In Iran Shafakh is mostly found in: Gilan Province, where 37 percent reside, East Azerbaijan Province, where 30 percent reside and Alborz Province, where 22 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 9 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.
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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