Shafata Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Shafata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Shafata (59) may also be a first name.
Shafata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shafata (Hindi: शफाता) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafata? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shafata is the 10,311,814th most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Shafata occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Shafata reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 59 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Shafata is mostly found in: Niger, where 50 percent live and Zamfara, where 50 percent live. Not including Nigeria Shafata is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafata Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafata in the Hindi language | ||
| शफाता | saphata | - |
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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 Shafata
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