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/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafaz? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,843,861st most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Shafaz reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 79 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shafaz is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 63 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The Maldives, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 16,840. In The Maldives it is most prevalent in: Malé, where 54 percent reside, Alif Dhaal Atoll, where 4 percent reside and Baa Atoll, where 4 percent reside. Other than The Maldives this last name 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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