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
The surname Shafawu occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafawu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shafawu is the 480,002nd most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 10,485,678 people. Shafawu occurs predominantly 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 held first name on earth, held by 26 people.
The last name Shafawu is most numerous in Ghana, where it is held by 693 people, or 1 in 38,991. Excluding Ghana this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
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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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