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 surname Shafay (Hindi: शफाय, Marathi: शफाय) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Shafay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 302,457th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,806,809 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Shafay live; 73 percent live in North Africa and 73 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 571,890th most widespread given name at a global level, held by 244 people.
The last name is most widely held in Egypt, where it is carried by 915 people, or 1 in 100,476. Beside Egypt it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 16 percent live and Pakistan, where 9 percent live.
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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