Shafayat Surname
Approximately 1,372 people bear this surname
Shafayat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1,262 | 1:126,273 | 5,065 |
| India | 69 | 1:11,116,890 | 206,545 |
| Pakistan | 29 | 1:6,160,134 | 36,715 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Shafayat (10,129) may also be a first name.
Shafayat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafayat Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shafayat (Hindi: शफायत, Marathi: शफायत) has its highest incidence in Bangladesh. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafayat? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shafayat is the 281,264th most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 5,311,622 people. Shafayat occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shafayat live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 60,703rd most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 10,129 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 1,262 people, or 1 in 126,273. Barring Bangladesh it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent are found and Pakistan, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafayat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafayat in the Hindi language | ||
| शफायत | saphayata | 98.24 |
| शफ़ायत | safayata | 0.88 |
| सफायत | saphayata | 0.44 |
| शाफायात | saphayata | 0.44 |
| Shafayat in the Marathi language | ||
| शफायत | saphayata | 84.48 |
| शफायात | saphayata | 5.17 |
| िहदायत | ihadayata | 3.45 |
| शाफायात | saphayata | 1.72 |
| शफयात | saphayata | 1.72 |
| शाफायत | saphayata | 1.72 |
| शाफयात | saphayata | 1.72 |
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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 Shafayat
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