Shafana Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Shafana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Maldives | 15 | 1:26,945 | 1,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shafana (780) may also be a first name.
Shafana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shafana (Dhivehi: ޝަފާނ, Hindi: शफाना, Marathi: हसन) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shafana.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,718,172nd most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name Shafana occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Shafana are found; 84 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 293,794th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 780 people.
The last name is most frequent in India, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 28,409,829. In India it is mostly found in: Kerala, where 52 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 15 percent live and Telangana, where 15 percent live. Besides India this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The Maldives, where 29 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafana in the Hindi language | ||
| शफाना | saphana | - |
| Shafana in the Marathi language | ||
| हसन | hasana | - |
| Shafana in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ޝަފާނ | safan | - |
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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 Shafana
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