Shafaquat Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Shafaquat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Shafaquat (114) may also be a first name.
Shafaquat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafaquat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shafaquat (Hindi: शफाक़त) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafaquat? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,213,395th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shafaquat live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 877,214th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 114 people.
Shafaquat is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,849,321. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Islamabad Capital Territory, where 44 percent live, Sindh, where 33 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 11 percent live. Other than Pakistan it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 29 percent live and Bangladesh, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafaquath | 95 | 2 | / |
| Shafaqat | 94 | 1,869 | / |
| Shafaqate | 89 | 75 | / |
| Shahfaqat | 89 | 19 | / |
| Shafaaqat | 89 | 10 | / |
| Shafaqath | 89 | 5 | / |
| Shafaqaat | 89 | 3 | / |
| Shafaqqat | 89 | 3 | / |
| Shaffaqat | 89 | 2 | / |
| Shafequat | 89 | 1 | / |
| Safaqat | 88 | 11 | / |
| Shafaqa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sahahfaqat | 84 | 1 | / |
| Shafakat | 82 | 114 | / |
| Sahfaqat | 82 | 7 | / |
| Shofaqat | 82 | 1 | / |
| Safequat | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shafeequath | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shafakkat | 78 | 8 | / |
| Shafakath | 78 | 4 | / |
| Shaffakat | 78 | 4 | / |
| Shafakhat | 78 | 3 | / |
| Shafeeqat | 78 | 1 | / |
| Saafaqatt | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shafakate | 78 | 1 | / |
| Safakat | 75 | 51 | / |
| Safakua | 75 | 4 | / |
| Shafaka | 75 | 4 | / |
| Safaqah | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shafaghbat | 74 | 12 | / |
| Safaqatova | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shafakad | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shafakah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shafakha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saffakat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safaka | 67 | 96 | / |
| Shafakhah | 67 | 92 | / |
| Shaphakat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chafakate | 67 | 1 | / |
Shafaquat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafaquat in the Hindi language | ||
| शफाक़त | saphaqata | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shafaquat
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