Shafej Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Shafej Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Shafej (5) may also be a first name.
Shafej Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafej Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shafej (Hindi: शाफेज, Marathi: शाफेज) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafej? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 11,742,229th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Shafej occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Shafej reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shafej is also the 5,493,085th most commonly held first name globally, held by 5 people.
This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India it is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 100 percent live. Other than India it exists in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 50 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafej Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafej in the Hindi language | ||
| शाफेज | sapheja | - |
| Shafej in the Marathi language | ||
| शाफेज | sapheja | 50 |
| शाफ़ेज | safeja | 50 |
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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 Shafej
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