Shafe Surname

117,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Cameroon

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Cameroon4221:49,2166,429
Nigeria3711:477,47424,038
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Pakistan2711:659,20310,166
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
United States1971:1,839,893120,150
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
India871:8,816,843179,063
England811:687,87739,238
Iran741:1,037,60247,336
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Israel161:534,85239,210
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Shafe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shafe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shafe (Hindi: शफे, Marathi: शाफ़े, Russian: Шафе) is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shafe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 117,754th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,864,776 people. It 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 frequent given name on earth, borne by 3,474 people.

This last name is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Barring Ethiopia this last name occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 11 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.

Shafe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shafe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 328 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 169 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shafe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Shafe are 39.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 86.11% being registered with the political 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

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Shafie9155,675/
Shafer9136,432/
Shafei9118,072/
Shafee9112,331/
Shafey916,452/
Shafea912,418/
Shaffe91386/
Shafeh91291/
Sheafe91153/
Shafet9159/
Shaife9133/
Shafeu9126/
Schafe9120/
Shafed9118/
Shahfe919/
Shafez917/
Shaufe914/
Shaefe912/
Shafej912/
Sahafe912/
Shafes911/
Shafhe911/
Shaafe911/
Shavfe911/
Shapfe910/
Safe894,291/
Shaf891,511/
Shaffer8378,293/
Shaffie832,061/
Shafeer831,955/
Shaffeh831,086/
Shaafeh83655/
Shafiey83354/
Sheafer83296/
Shafieh83284/
Shaifer83256/
Shaffei83233/
Shafeey83230/
Shaffee83227/
Sheaffe83138/
Shafeej83128/
Shafesh83100/
Shafeea8391/
Schaffe8341/
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Shafeed8335/
Shaffet8322/
Shaufer8315/
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Shaafie8311/
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Shafeih835/
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Shaufie835/
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Shatfer832/
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Shaffed830/
Shafi80545,847/
Shafa8014,247/
Shaif8011,456/
Safei808,191/
Safer805,295/
Chafe803,930/
Shafy803,881/
Safie802,473/
Shaaf801,414/
Safey801,389/
Shaff801,322/
Sahaf801,073/
Safee801,029/
Saife80974/
Schaf80851/
Shaft80671/
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Seehafer771,282/
Shaffett77229/
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Shauffer7730/
Shaiffer7729/
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Schaëfer7719/
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Saf7550,983/
Schaaf7326,035/
Safeer7323,757/
Shafai7313,398/
Shafii739,670/
Schaff736,205/
Safieh735,522/
Shaffi734,917/
Shaafi734,535/
Shafio733,344/
Saffer733,334/
Chafer732,738/
Saifee732,678/
Schauf732,228/
Saifed731,356/
Shafit731,334/
Shafay731,255/
Sahafi731,185/
Shahaf731,083/
Shafih731,055/
Chaffe731,040/
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Chaffee678,294/
Shab677,021/
Zafe673,684/
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Saft672,077/
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Shafe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafe in the Marathi language
शाफ़ेsafe-
Shafe in the Hindi language
शफेsaphe51.79
शाफेsaphe48.21
Shafe in the Russian language
Шафеsafe-

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