Shafiah Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Shafiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 69 | 1:1,916,655 | 121,671 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
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 last name Shafiah (Hindi: शफीअह, Marathi: शफीअह) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafiah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,849,867th most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name Shafiah occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Shafiah live; 82 percent live in Southeast Asia and 82 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 292,224th most numerous given name at a global level, borne by 787 people.
The last name Shafiah is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 1,916,655. In Indonesia it is most common in: East Java, where 54 percent reside, Aceh, where 25 percent reside and East Nusa Tenggara, where 9 percent reside. Beside Indonesia it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 13 percent reside and Pakistan, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafiah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafiah in the Hindi language | ||
| शफीअह | saphi'aha | - |
| Shafiah in the Marathi language | ||
| शफीअह | saphi'aha | 75 |
| शिफअह | sipha'aha | 25 |
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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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- 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 Shafiah
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