Shafaque Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Shafaque Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shafaque (378) may also be a first name.
Shafaque Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafaque Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shafaque (Hindi: शफक, Marathi: शफ़क़ुए) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafaque? popularity and diffusion
Shafaque is the 2,944,094th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Shafaque reside; 77 percent reside in South Asia and 61 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 446,161st most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 378 people.
Shafaque is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 28,409,829. In India it is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 33 percent reside, Bihar, where 19 percent reside and Delhi, where 19 percent reside. Barring India Shafaque is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent reside and Pakistan, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafaque Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafaque in the Hindi language | ||
| शफक | saphaka | - |
| Shafaque in the Marathi language | ||
| शफ़क़ुए | safaqu'e | 50 |
| शफ़क़ | safaqa | 50 |
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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 Shafaque
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