Shafau Surname
Approximately 322 people bear this surname
Shafau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 286 | 1:619,380 | 29,421 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Maldives | 7 | 1:57,739 | 2,642 |
Shafau (1,153) may also be a first name.
Shafau Demographics
Average Shafau Salary in
United States
$40,661 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shafau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shafau (Hindi: शफौ, Marathi: शफौ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Shafau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shafau is the 849,693rd most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,632,130 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Shafau live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 234,291st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 1,153 people.
The surname Shafau is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 286 people, or 1 in 619,380. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 59 percent are found, Ogun, where 14 percent are found and Zamfara, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.
Shafau Last Name Statistics demography
Shafau earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.77% less than the national average, earning $40,661 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafau in the Hindi language | ||
| शफौ | saphau | - |
| Shafau in the Marathi language | ||
| शफौ | saphau | - |
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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 Shafau
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