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Where Does The Last Name Shafi Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Shafi (Arabic: شافعى, Hindi: शफी, Marathi: सै, Russian: Шафи) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafi? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 975^th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 13,351 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Shafi live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 4,385^th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 239,187 people.

This surname is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 348,430 people, or 1 in 513. In Pakistan Shafi is most numerous in: Punjab, where 89 percent live, Sindh, where 5 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 3 percent live. Other than Pakistan this last name exists in 97 countries. It is also found in India, where 12 percent live and Bangladesh, where 5 percent live.

Shafi Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Muslim (83%) in Kenya, Sunni (90%) in Lebanon and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Shafi last name are 3.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.63% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shafi earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 22.15% less than the national average, earning 269,434 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 16.04% more than the national average, earning R 275,748 per year; in United States they earn 12.08% more than the national average, earning $48,363 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.43% more than the national average, earning $51,886 CAD per year.