Shafale Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Shafale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shafale (649) may also be a first name.
Shafale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shafale (Marathi: शफले) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafale? popularity and diffusion
Shafale is the 8,968,613th most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Shafale occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Shafale reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shafale is also the 326,130th most common given name in the world, borne by 649 people.
Shafale is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Shafale is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 50 percent live and Sokoto, where 50 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Shafale exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafale Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafale in the Marathi language | ||
| शफले | saphale | - |
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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 Shafale
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