Shaffana Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Shaffana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 12 | 1:33,681 | 1,888 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Shaffana (12) may also be a first name.
Shaffana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaffana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shaffana (Hindi: शफफाना) occurs more in The Maldives more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaffana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Shaffana is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shaffana are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shaffana is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 12 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The Maldives, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 33,681. In The Maldives Shaffana is primarily found in: Malé, where 83 percent live and Thaa Atoll, where 17 percent live. Barring The Maldives Shaffana is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaffana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaffana in the Hindi language | ||
| शफफाना | saphaphana | - |
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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 Shaffana
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