Shafawu Surname
Approximately 695 people bear this surname
Shafawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Shafawu (26) may also be a first name.
Shafawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shafawu is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Shafawu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafawu? popularity and diffusion
Shafawu is the 480,002nd most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 10,485,678 people. The surname Shafawu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shafawu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring given name world-wide It is held by 26 people.
Shafawu is most widely held in Ghana, where it is held by 693 people, or 1 in 38,991. Barring Ghana this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 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 Shafawu
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