Shafeek Surname
Approximately 9,415 people bear this surname
Shafeek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 3,264 | 1:28,167 | 3,097 |
| India | 2,245 | 1:341,677 | 18,763 |
| Sri Lanka | 2,193 | 1:9,489 | 1,373 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,113 | 1:27,723 | 3,883 |
| United Arab Emirates | 138 | 1:66,393 | 6,307 |
| United States | 85 | 1:4,264,223 | 227,504 |
| Guyana | 77 | 1:9,899 | 1,499 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Pakistan | 31 | 1:5,762,706 | 35,301 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Oman | 16 | 1:230,498 | 3,970 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
Shafeek (15,743) may also be a first name.
Shafeek Demographics
Average Shafeek Salary in
United States
$38,912 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shafeek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafeek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shafeek (Hindi: शफीक, Marathi: शफ़ीक) is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafeek? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 54,119th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 774,036 people. Shafeek occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Shafeek are found; 48 percent are found in South Asia and 47 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Shafeek is also the 44,893rd most commonly occurring forename worldwide, borne by 15,743 people.
The surname Shafeek is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is held by 3,264 people, or 1 in 28,167. Outside of Egypt this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also found in India, where 24 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 23 percent live.
Shafeek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shafeek surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% registered with the political party.
Shafeek earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.82% less than the national average, earning $38,912 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafeek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafeek in the Marathi language | ||
| शफ़ीक | safika | - |
| Shafeek in the Hindi language | ||
| शफीक | saphika | 99.89 |
| शफ़ीक | safika | 0.11 |
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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
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- 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 Shafeek
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