Shafati Surname

97,826th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iraq

Shafati Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2,8061:27,3643,359
Iraq2,0231:17,3121,076
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Shafati (162) may also be a first name.

Shafati Last Name Facts

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

Shafati (Hindi: शफाती) occurs most in Iran. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shafati click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafati? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 97,826th most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,502,897 people. The last name Shafati occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shafati are found; 58 percent are found in South Asia and 58 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shafati is also the 720,105th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 162 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is held by 2,806 people, or 1 in 27,364. In Iran it is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 25 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 22 percent reside and Gilan Province, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Iran Shafati exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 42 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shafati Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafati in the Hindi language
शफातीsaphati-

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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 Shafati
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