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
The surname Shafaye (Hindi: शाफये) is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Shafaye live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shafaye is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 25 people.
The last name Shafaye is most frequently held in Iran, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 50 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 50 percent reside. Barring Iran this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside.
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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