Shaferi Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Shaferi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 31 | 1:951,427 | 42,969 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Shaferi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaferi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shaferi is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaferi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shaferi is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Shaferi is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Shaferi live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 94 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
This last name is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 951,427. In Malaysia Shaferi is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 26 percent live, Kedah, where 16 percent live and Penang, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Malaysia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.
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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 Shaferi
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