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
Shafale (Marathi: शफले) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafale? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Shafale reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 326,130th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 649 people.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Shafale is primarily found in: Ebonyi, where 50 percent live and Sokoto, where 50 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs 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
- 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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