Shafaq Surname

254,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Maldives

Shafaq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafaq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,0961:162,9964,288
Afghanistan1401:229,6664,053
England951:586,50635,379
India671:11,448,737210,278
Iran551:1,396,04656,996
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Maldives51:80,8343,218
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Shafaq (15,007) may also be a first name.

Shafaq Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shafaq Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shafaq (Arabic: شفق, Hindi: शफक, Marathi: शफ़क़) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Shafaq click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafaq? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shafaq is the 254,471st most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,695,584 people. The last name Shafaq is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Shafaq are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 46,377th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 15,007 people.

The last name Shafaq is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 1,096 people, or 1 in 162,996. In Pakistan Shafaq is primarily found in: Punjab, where 55 percent live, Sindh, where 28 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 7 percent live. Barring Pakistan Shafaq exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 9 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Shafaq Last Name Statistics demography

Shafaq earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.41% more than the national average, earning $66,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Shafaq Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafaq in the Marathi language
शफ़क़safaqa-
Shafaq in the Hindi language
शफकsaphaka64.58
शफक़saphaqa18.75
शफाकsaphaka6.25
शफ़क़safaqa4.17
शफफsaphapha2.08
सफकsaphaka2.08
शफाक़saphaqa2.08
Shafaq in the Arabic language
شفقshfq-

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