Shafiah Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Shafiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia691:1,916,655121,671
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Shafiah (787) may also be a first name.

Shafiah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shafiah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shafiah (Hindi: शफीअह, Marathi: शफीअह) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shafiah is the 1,849,867th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname Shafiah occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Shafiah are found; 82 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 82 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Shafiah is also the 292,224th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 787 people.

It is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 1,916,655. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: East Java, where 54 percent are found, Aceh, where 25 percent are found and East Nusa Tenggara, where 9 percent are found. Besides Indonesia Shafiah is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 13 percent are found and Pakistan, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shafihah932/
Shaffiah931/
Shafia927,700/
Safiah921,985/
Shafaiyah881/
Shofiah861,083/
Shafiat86339/
Shafiay8653/
Saufiah8636/
Saefiah8625/
Shafiae8619/
Shafeah8617/
Shafiea8615/
Safihah8613/
Shafyah8613/
Sahfiah869/
Shafiha865/
Sahafia864/
Shafiaa864/
Shafiap863/
Shaffia863/
Shafiaz863/
Saffiah862/
Shaafia861/
Shafija861/
Shafias861/
Shafioh861/
Safia8317,245/
Shafiaai8035/
Shafihat8022/
Shafieha8012/
Shafiaie8011/
Shoifiah809/
Safaiyah808/
Shafi'ai804/
Saafiath801/
Shaffiat801/
Sahafiha801/
Saafieah801/
Safiahou801/
Shafiaee801/
Shafiayi801/
Shafihai801/
Sofiah779,557/
Saffia775,979/
Shafio773,344/
Shafea772,418/
Chafia77918/
Saifia77843/
Shofia77524/
Safiat77141/
Safija7782/
Safhia7751/
Safiha7738/
Shefia7723/
Siafia7723/
Shafya7718/
Saufia7714/
Safiaa7710/
Safiea7710/
Saafia775/
Safeah775/
Sohfia772/
Sahfia772/
Safiay772/
Safiaz772/
Saviah771/
Seafia771/
Sefiah771/
Ssafia771/
Satfia771/
Sawfia771/
Sayfia771/
Saefia771/
Safiad771/
Shafiâ771/
Safyah771/
Safiae771/
Szafia771/
Shafaiyat754/
Shaafia'a751/
Shoffieah751/
Shahfi'ai751/
Shafeea7191/
Sophiah7165/
Shofyah7133/
Soffiah7133/
Sofiahd7132/
Shafyat7114/
Shafyaz7113/
Safihat719/
Shafeay717/
Safaiya715/
Chaffia715/
Safihou714/
Safi'ai713/
Safiaai713/
Soofiah713/
Chaafia712/
Chaifia712/
Schefia712/
Soufiah712/
Chafiha712/
Safaija711/
Seafeah711/
Siahfia711/
Shefiho711/
Sofhiah711/
Sofiahe711/
Safeyia711/
Chafiat711/
Shaffea711/
Safihad711/
Saafiae711/
Shoffia711/
Shofhia711/
Shafeaa711/
Sofia6791,522/
Sefia671,804/
Safio67155/
Safya67132/
Zafia6745/
Safea6742/
Shafeeat6712/
Chafihou677/
Chofijah676/
Saffiaai674/
Sofeiyah673/
Shafieei673/
Chafiaai672/
Safja672/
Saidfias671/
Safaiyat671/
Scheifia671/
Schofiad671/
Shophiah671/
Shafeeaa671/
Shafehad671/
Sayjwfia671/
Safiâ671/
Sófia671/
Chafiaay671/
Safia'ai671/
Xafia671/

Shafiah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafiah in the Hindi language
शफीअहsaphi'aha-
Shafiah in the Marathi language
शफीअहsaphi'aha75
शिफअहsipha'aha25

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shafiah
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