Shafani Surname
Approximately 590 people bear this surname
Shafani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 534 | 1:65,584 | 2,333 |
| Iran | 40 | 1:1,919,563 | 69,574 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Shafani (67) may also be a first name.
Shafani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shafani (Bengali: শাফানী, Hindi: शफंी, Marathi: शफानी) occurs most in Iraq. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafani? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 543,414th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,351,773 people. Shafani occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shafani live; 91 percent live in West Asia and 91 percent live in Levant. Shafani is also the 1,191,548th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 67 people.
Shafani is most commonly held in Iraq, where it is carried by 534 people, or 1 in 65,584. Besides Iraq Shafani exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 7 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafani in the Bengali language | ||
| শাফানী | saphani | - |
| Shafani in the Marathi language | ||
| शफानी | saphani | - |
| Shafani in the Hindi language | ||
| शफंी | saphami | 75 |
| शफानि | saphani | 25 |
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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 Shafani
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