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) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shafayat.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafayat? popularity and diffusion
It is the 281,264th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,311,622 people. Shafayat occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shafayat are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shafayat is also the 60,703rd most numerous first name world-wide, held by 10,129 people.
The last name is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 1,262 people, or 1 in 126,273. Aside from Bangladesh Shafayat is found in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent reside and Pakistan, where 2 percent reside.
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
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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 Shafayat
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