Shafeeque Surname
Approximately 2,846 people bear this surname
Shafeeque Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,822 | 1:421,002 | 22,067 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Pakistan | 302 | 1:591,536 | 9,494 |
| United Arab Emirates | 273 | 1:33,561 | 3,588 |
| Qatar | 81 | 1:29,111 | 3,031 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Shafeeque (4,562) may also be a first name.
Shafeeque Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafeeque Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shafeeque (Hindi: शफीक, Marathi: शफ़ीक़ुए) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafeeque? popularity and diffusion
It is the 154,288th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 2,560,628 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shafeeque reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 63 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shafeeque is also the 101,750th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 4,562 people.
Shafeeque is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 1,822 people, or 1 in 421,002. In India Shafeeque is most numerous in: Kerala, where 94 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 2 percent reside and Lakshadweep, where 1 percent reside. Aside from India it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 13 percent reside and Pakistan, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafeeque Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafeeque in the Hindi language | ||
| शफीक | saphika | - |
| Shafeeque in the Marathi language | ||
| शफ़ीक़ुए | safiqu'e | - |
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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 Shafeeque
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