Shafaqat Surname

218,998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Shafaqat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafaqat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,6891:105,7693,305
India851:9,024,299181,432
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
England181:3,095,448105,421
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Shafaqat (13,142) may also be a first name.

Shafaqat Last Name Facts

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

Shafaqat (Hindi: शफकत) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Shafaqat click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafaqat? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shafaqat is the 218,998th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 3,899,168 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shafaqat live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shafaqat is also the 50,894th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 13,142 people.

The last name is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is held by 1,689 people, or 1 in 105,769. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 64 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 21 percent are found and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Pakistan Shafaqat exists in 15 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shafaqat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafaqat in the Hindi language
शफकतsaphakata37.5
शफक़तsaphaqata25
शफाक़तsaphaqata12.5
शफाकतsaphakata12.5
शफक्कतsaphakkata12.5

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shafaqat
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