Shafew Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Shafew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Shafew (3) may also be a first name.
Shafew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafew Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shafew is more commonly found in The Maldives than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafew? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shafew is the 11,742,229th most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Shafew are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shafew is also the 7,463,778th most commonly used forename on earth, held by 3 people.
It is most frequent in The Maldives, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 404,172. Besides The Maldives this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 50 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safew | 91 | 28 | / |
| Schafiew | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shafiw | 83 | 3 | / |
| Shafef | 83 | 3 | / |
| Shefew | 83 | 2 | / |
| Safiew | 83 | 1 | / |
| Saffew | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shafiev | 77 | 6,599 | / |
| Shafeev | 77 | 1,807 | / |
| Shafeef | 77 | 103 | / |
| Shafief | 77 | 58 | / |
| Shafeva | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shafife | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shaffev | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shafiwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shafeif | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shafeeb | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sefew | 73 | 16 | / |
| Safev | 73 | 4 | / |
| Safeb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shayfeev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shafieff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schafeev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safiev | 67 | 2,991 | / |
| Safeev | 67 | 226 | / |
| Shafif | 67 | 114 | / |
| Sefiew | 67 | 9 | / |
| Safeva | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shafib | 67 | 5 | / |
| Safeef | 67 | 3 | / |
| Safief | 67 | 2 | / |
| Safiwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sofewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shafiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saffev | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shafew
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