Shaffa Surname
Approximately 242 people bear this surname
Shaffa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 114 | 1:38,671 | 3,573 |
| Nigeria | 61 | 1:2,903,980 | 91,283 |
| Maldives | 33 | 1:12,248 | 919 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Shaffa (942) may also be a first name.
Shaffa Demographics
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Shaffa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaffa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shaffa has its highest incidence in Liberia. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Shaffa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaffa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,038,570th most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. Shaffa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Shaffa are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Shaffa is also the 263,269th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 942 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 38,671. In Liberia Shaffa is most common in: Montserrado County, where 52 percent are found, Bong County, where 13 percent are found and Grand Gedeh County, where 12 percent are found. Beside Liberia this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and The Maldives, where 14 percent are found.
Shaffa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shaffa surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
Shaffa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.96% more than the national average, earning $52,625 USD per year.
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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 Shaffa
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