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 more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear 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 frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Shafana live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 53 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 293,794th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 780 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 28,409,829. In India it is most frequent in: Kerala, where 52 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 15 percent reside and Telangana, where 15 percent reside. Apart from India it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The Maldives, where 29 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent reside.
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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