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 last name Shafale (Marathi: शफले) is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafale? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shafale is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Shafale is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Shafale live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 326,130th most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 649 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 50 percent reside and Sokoto, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Shafale is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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