Shafib Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Shafib Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Shafib (13) may also be a first name.

Shafib Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shafib (Hindi: शाफिब) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafib? popularity and diffusion

Shafib is the 8,193,072nd most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shafib are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shafib is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 13 people.

Shafib is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 16,076,592. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Baghlan, where 50 percent reside and Nangarhar, where 50 percent reside. Beside Afghanistan this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 40 percent reside and Iran, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shafieb928/
Safib9115/
Shafif83114/
Shafip8332/
Shafiw833/
Safaib831/
Shafiv831/
Shafiev776,599/
Shafief7758/
Shafiff778/
Shafife772/
Shafeif771/
Shafipp771/
Shafivt771/
Shafeeb771/
Shahfip771/
Safif7336/
Safip734/
Safeb731/
Schafiew711/
Shafieff711/
Schaffiv711/
Safiev672,991/
Chafif6753/
Sohfif674/
Shafef673/
Safief672/
Shafew672/
Chafiv672/
Safiff671/
Safhif671/
Siafif671/
Safiew671/
Saifif671/
Safiov671/

Shafib Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafib in the Hindi language
शाफिबsaphiba50
शफीबsaphiba50

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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 Shafib
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