Shafel Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Yemen

Shafel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Shafel (13) may also be a first name.

Shafel Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shafel Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shafel (Marathi: शफेल, Russian: Шафель) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shafel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,843,861st most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Shafel live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. Shafel is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 13 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 10,068,304. In The United States Shafel is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 83 percent live, Washington, where 6 percent live and Missouri, where 3 percent live. Barring The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 9 percent live and Malaysia, where 4 percent live.

Shafel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shafel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shafel surname expanded 3,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shafel Last Name Statistics demography

Shafel earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shafeel92196/
Schafel9219/
Shafael925/
Shafiel924/
Shaifel924/
Shaufel922/
Shaffel922/
Shafuel922/
Shafell921/
Shaafel921/
Shafelt920/
Safel91323/
Shafl911/
Schaffel86621/
Schaufel86193/
Shaffell8647/
Schapfel8646/
Schafeld8635/
Schaifel8618/
Shayfele869/
Shaffeld864/
Schaefel863/
Schawfel861/
Shaufeel861/
Shauffel861/
Shafeesl861/
Shapfell860/
Shaefell860/
Safiel831,061/
Saffel83497/
Safeel83316/
Shafil83256/
Shefel8398/
Chafel8342/
Saifel8335/
Shofel8334/
Szafel8323/
Shaufl8318/
Safell8317/
Safeld8313/
Safael836/
Shafll835/
Saafel832/
Safuel832/
Sadfel831/
Shaifl831/
Shaffl831/
Schafl831/
Safelt830/
Schaffeld80981/
Schaeffel8072/
Schaufeld8051/
Schauffel8047/
Schapfeld8030/
Safl8015/
Scheaffel8010/
Schaffell809/
Schaifele809/
Shahafell800/
Saffell771,930/
Sheffel77250/
Schapfl77177/
Sheyfel7790/
Chaffel7756/
Schofel7746/
Sheefel7739/
Sheifel7722/
Schefel7721/
Saifoel7719/
Sahfeld7718/
Safeldt7716/
Saafeld7712/
Schöfel7711/
Schaufl779/
Shefeel778/
Shoffel777/
Shaifil777/
Shofelt771/
Shopfel771/
Seafelt771/
Shafleh771/
Schäfel771/
Sophael771/
Saphael771/
Shafi'l771/
Sayfelt770/
Saffiel770/
Seafeld770/
Schaffeldt7512/
Schauffeld752/
Safil73718/
Séfel7375/
Saufl7339/
Shefl7337/
Sofel7314/
Sefel739/
Saifl732/
Safll732/
Saffl731/
Saflh731/
Scheffel717,557/
Schöffel712,469/
Schöpfel71260/
Schoffel71257/
Schofeld71132/
Schäffel71125/
Scheifel7188/
Schofell7183/
Seafeldt7148/
Schoefel7129/
Schopfel7128/
Scheufel7120/
Sheffiel7113/
Shaphiel718/
Schofiel717/
Shofeldt713/
Schofeel712/
Schefeel712/
Schaeffl712/
Sadffell711/
Safelova711/
Saffeell711/
Chatfeld711/
Shefiell711/
Sheifele711/
Shaiphel711/
Shahaffl711/
Shoeffel711/
Saafeldt711/
Sheyfeld711/
Shahafil711/
Schauffeldt711/
Chauffel711/
Saffiell710/
Chaffell710/
Sheffell710/
Schafild710/
Shoepfel710/
Shoffeld710/
Schevfel710/
Shoifelt710/
Chapfell710/
Shaphell710/
Schaffil710/
Seifel672,101/
Scheifele671,190/
Schoeffel67992/
Chafil67493/
Soffel67395/
Zapfel67365/
Schöfl67273/
Szefel67135/
Seffel6788/
Schoepfel6778/
Zafeel6751/
Schäfl6746/
Sheiffele6738/
Sephel6730/
Schöffeld6721/
Saifil6718/
Zaufel6718/
Söffel6717/
Saufil6710/
Safiol6710/
Shofil679/
Shefil677/
Saffil677/
Scheuffel677/
Sofiel675/
Sahfil674/
Soofel674/
Scheffell673/
Siefel673/
Schofiell673/
Seefel673/
Schofl673/
Chofel673/
Sayfil672/
Scefel672/
Schefl672/
Schoffeld671/
Schofpfel671/
Schotfelt671/
Schowfeld671/
Sayfelova671/
Sefeel671/
Shaiflett671/
Suifel671/
Zeafel671/
Zaafel671/
Sophel671/
Saafil671/
Safled671/
Saflet671/
Saifyl671/
Sheflh671/
Sajdtfeel671/
Sjadtfeel671/
Schoffell670/
Sepfel670/
Schaepfil670/
Chaufeldt670/
Zaifel670/
Saffll670/
Seufel670/
Schofeldt670/
Schoufeld670/
Saphel670/

Shafel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafel in the Marathi language
शफेलsaphela-
Shafel in the Russian language
Шафельsafel-

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