Shafay Surname
Approximately 1,255 people bear this surname
Shafay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 915 | 1:100,476 | 8,511 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Pakistan | 111 | 1:1,609,404 | 16,985 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Shafay (244) may also be a first name.
Shafay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shafay (Hindi: शफाय, Marathi: शफाय) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shafay.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shafay is the 302,457th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,806,809 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Shafay are found; 73 percent are found in North Africa and 73 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Shafay is also the 571,890th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 244 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 915 people, or 1 in 100,476. Without taking into account Egypt this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 16 percent are found and Pakistan, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafay in the Hindi language | ||
| शफाय | saphaya | - |
| Shafay in the Marathi language | ||
| शफाय | saphaya | - |
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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
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- 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 Shafay
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