Shafaz Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Shafaz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 24 | 1:16,840 | 1,162 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Shafaz (63) may also be a first name.
Shafaz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafaz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shafaz occurs more in The Maldives more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafaz? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shafaz is the 2,843,861st most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name Shafaz is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shafaz are found; 87 percent are found in South Asia and 79 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,234,572nd most widely held first name internationally, borne by 63 people.
The surname is most widely held in The Maldives, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 16,840. In The Maldives it is most common in: Malé, where 54 percent reside, Alif Dhaal Atoll, where 4 percent reside and Baa Atoll, where 4 percent reside. Aside from The Maldives it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent reside and Pakistan, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Shafaz
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