Shafhan Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Shafhan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Shafhan (16) may also be a first name.
Shafhan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafhan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shafhan is more commonly found in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Shafhan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafhan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Shafhan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shafhan are found; 50 percent are found in West Asia and 50 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Shafhan is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 16 people.
The surname Shafhan is most widely held in Yemen, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 13,212,647. Excluding Yemen this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 25 percent are found and Malaysia, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Shafhan
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