Shafey Surname
Approximately 6,452 people bear this surname
Shafey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 5,247 | 1:17,522 | 2,041 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,073 | 1:28,757 | 4,075 |
| Pakistan | 43 | 1:4,154,509 | 29,278 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Shafey (386) may also be a first name.
Shafey Demographics
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Shafey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shafey (Hindi: शफेय, Marathi: शाफेय) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shafey is the 76,029th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,129,502 people. Shafey is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Shafey are found; 81 percent are found in North Africa and 81 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Shafey is also the 441,020th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 386 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is held by 5,247 people, or 1 in 17,522. Beside Egypt it is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent live and Pakistan, where 1 percent live.
Shafey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shafey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shafey surname rose 2,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shafey Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shafey last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
The amount Shafey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 35.43% more than the national average, earning $58,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.27% more than the national average, earning $55,780 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafey in the Hindi language | ||
| शफेय | sapheya | - |
| Shafey in the Marathi language | ||
| शाफेय | sapheya | - |
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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
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- 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 Shafey
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