Shaffai Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Shaffai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Shaffai (7) may also be a first name.
Shaffai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaffai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shaffai occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaffai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Shaffai occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shaffai reside; 75 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 75 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 4,548,448th most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 7 people.
The last name Shaffai is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia Shaffai is most frequent in: Kelantan, where 33 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 33 percent reside and Selangor, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Shaffai
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