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 surname Shafej (Hindi: शाफेज, Marathi: शाफेज) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shafej click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafej? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,742,229th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Shafej live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 5,493,085th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 5 people.
The last name is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India Shafej is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 100 percent reside. Outside of India this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 50 percent reside.
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
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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 Shafej
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