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
Average Shafey Salary in
United States
$58,438 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shafey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shafey (Hindi: शफेय, Marathi: शाफेय) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shafey click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafey? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shafey is the 76,029th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,129,502 people. The last name Shafey is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Shafey reside; 81 percent reside in North Africa and 81 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 441,020th most frequent forename in the world It is held by 386 people.
Shafey is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 5,247 people, or 1 in 17,522. Aside from Egypt this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent live and Pakistan, where 1 percent live.
Shafey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Shafey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shafey surname grew 2,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shafey Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Shafey surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the 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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