Shafarah Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Shafarah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Shafarah (28) may also be a first name.
Shafarah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafarah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shafarah occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafarah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Shafarah is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Shafarah are found; 80 percent are found in North Africa and 80 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Shafarah is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent first name globally, held by 28 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 22,983,938. Barring Egypt Shafarah is found in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 20 percent are found.
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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 Shafarah
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