Shafe Surname
Approximately 3,908 people bear this surname
Shafe Surname Definition:
(English) 1 Crooked, Crippled [Old English scáf: cp. Dutch scheef= Ger. schief, crooked] Cp. Scafe.
2 = Sheaf, q.v.
Shafe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| Cameroon | 422 | 1:49,216 | 6,429 |
| Nigeria | 371 | 1:477,474 | 24,038 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| Pakistan | 271 | 1:659,203 | 10,166 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| United States | 197 | 1:1,839,893 | 120,150 |
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| India | 87 | 1:8,816,843 | 179,063 |
| England | 81 | 1:687,877 | 39,238 |
| Iran | 74 | 1:1,037,602 | 47,336 |
| Malaysia | 33 | 1:893,764 | 40,799 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 48 | 1:507,820 | 27,631 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 60 | 1:836,978 | 51,589 |
Shafe (3,474) may also be a first name.
Shafe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) 1 Crooked, Crippled [Old English scáf: cp. Dutch scheef= Ger. schief, crooked] Cp. Scafe.
2 = Sheaf, q.v.
Shafe Demographics
Average Shafe Salary in
United States
$40,025 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shafe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shafe (Hindi: शफे, Marathi: शाफ़े, Russian: Шафе) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Shafe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 117,754th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,864,776 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Shafe live; 42 percent live in East Africa and 37 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Shafe is also the 120,576th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 3,474 people.
The last name Shafe is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Besides Ethiopia this surname occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.
Shafe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shafe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shafe surname expanded 328 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 169 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shafe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Shafe last name are 39.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 86.11% registered with the party.
The amount Shafe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 186.86% more than the national average, earning 992,757 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.24% less than the national average, earning $40,025 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.13% less than the national average, earning $43,162 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafe in the Marathi language | ||
| शाफ़े | safe | - |
| Shafe in the Hindi language | ||
| शफे | saphe | 51.79 |
| शाफे | saphe | 48.21 |
| Shafe in the Russian language | ||
| Шафе | safe | - |
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