Shafeu Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Shafeu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Shafeu (12) may also be a first name.
Shafeu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafeu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shafeu is most common in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafeu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shafeu is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. Shafeu occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Shafeu live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shafeu is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held given name world-wide It is held by 12 people.
The surname Shafeu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kano, where 56 percent are found, Kaduna, where 32 percent are found and Bauchi, where 4 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Shafeu
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