Shaffau Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Shaffau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 15 | 1:26,945 | 1,601 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
Shaffau (136) may also be a first name.
Shaffau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaffau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shaffau is more commonly found in The Maldives than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shaffau.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaffau? popularity and diffusion
Shaffau is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 60 percent of Shaffau are found; 60 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shaffau is also the 794,286th most widely held forename world-wide, held by 136 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The Maldives, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 26,945. In The Maldives it is primarily concentrated in: Malé, where 67 percent live, Noonu Atoll, where 13 percent live and Alif Dhaal Atoll, where 7 percent live. Not including The Maldives it occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 40 percent live.
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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 Shaffau
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