Shafh Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Shafh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Shafh (16) may also be a first name.
Shafh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shafh has its highest incidence in Iran. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shafh is the 7,117,718th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Shafh live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. Shafh is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 16 people.
It is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 25,594,175. In Iran it is most frequent in: Gilan Province, where 33 percent live, Tehran Province, where 33 percent live and West Azerbaijan Province, where 33 percent live. Not including Iran Shafh is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent live and Malaysia, where 14 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 Shafh
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