Shafesh Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Shafesh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 94 | 1:59,969 | 4,596 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
Shafesh Demographics
Shafesh Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Shafesh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafesh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shafesh is more frequently found in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafesh? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,849,867th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shafesh live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Levant.
Shafesh is most frequently used in Lebanon, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 59,969. In Lebanon Shafesh is most frequent in: North Governorate, where 96 percent live, Akkar Governorate, where 3 percent live and Beqaa Governorate, where 1 percent live. Besides Lebanon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 4 percent live and Iran, where 2 percent live.
Shafesh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Shafesh last name is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
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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 Shafesh
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