Shafek Surname
Approximately 3,906 people bear this surname
Shafek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 3,600 | 1:25,538 | 2,858 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Shafek (271) may also be a first name.
Shafek Demographics
Average Shafek Salary in
United States
$33,917 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shafek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shafek (Hindi: शफेक, Marathi: शिफक, Russian: Шафек) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 117,807th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,865,731 people. Shafek occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Shafek live; 92 percent live in North Africa and 92 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 540,009th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 271 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is borne by 3,600 people, or 1 in 25,538. Besides Egypt Shafek occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.
Shafek Last Name Statistics demography
Shafek earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.4% less than the national average, earning $33,917 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafek in the Marathi language | ||
| शिफक | siphaka | - |
| Shafek in the Hindi language | ||
| शफेक | sapheka | 66.67 |
| शाफेक | sapheka | 33.33 |
| Shafek in the Russian language | ||
| Шафек | safek | - |
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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 Shafek
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