Shaffaf Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Maldives
Highest density in:
Maldives

Shaffaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shaffaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Maldives381:10,636824
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
India51:153,413,076951,030
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shaffaf (74) may also be a first name.

Shaffaf Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shaffaf Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shaffaf occurs more in The Maldives more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaffaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shaffaf is the 2,555,468th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Shaffaf are found; 79 percent are found in South Asia and 70 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shaffaf is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 74 people.

It is most widespread in The Maldives, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 10,636. In The Maldives it is primarily concentrated in: Malé, where 53 percent reside, Kaafu Atoll, where 24 percent reside and Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The Maldives this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.

Shaffaf Last Name Statistics demography

Shaffaf earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.61% less than the national average, earning $43,417 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schaffaf938/
Saffaf92483/
Shafaf9277/
Schaffaff881/
Shafaft865/
Shafaaf861/
Sheffaf861/
Safaf83465/
Schafaff8011/
Shafafth801/
Seffaf7778/
Shafof7721/
Shefaf7710/
Shafaw775/
Safafe773/
Shafab773/
Shafav771/
Saffova7114/
Shafova715/
Shafayf714/
Sadfadf712/
Sadfasf712/
Shaffow712/
Shafoof711/
Shafouf711/
Shafeif711/
Sefaf67366/
Zafaf675/
Safaw672/
Safav671/
Safof671/
Shaphoff671/

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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 Shaffaf
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