Shafaye Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Shafaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shafaye (25) may also be a first name.
Shafaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shafaye (Hindi: शाफये) has its highest incidence in Iran. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Shafaye are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 25 people.
The last name Shafaye is most frequently held in Iran, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran Shafaye is primarily found in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 50 percent live and Tehran Province, where 50 percent live. Apart from Iran Shafaye is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafaye in the Hindi language | ||
| शाफये | saphaye | - |
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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 Shafaye
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