Shafighi Surname

197,103rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Shafighi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafighi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2,0911:36,7204,332
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Shafighi (29) may also be a first name.

Shafighi Last Name Facts

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

Shafighi occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafighi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 197,103rd most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,429,433 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Shafighi reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shafighi is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 29 people.

The surname is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 2,091 people, or 1 in 36,720. In Iran Shafighi is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 21 percent live, Gilan Province, where 11 percent live and Hamadan Province, where 10 percent live. Aside from Iran this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.

Shafighi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Shafighi earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 31.05% less than the national average, earning 238,637 kr per year and in United States they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $45,604 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shafigi9329/
Shafighy883/
Shafiga809/
Shafigy801/
Chafigi801/
Chafigui754/
Safige713/
Safiga712/
Chaffigui711/
Sofigha677/
Shafeega63229/
Safege571/
Siafega5314/
Safyogi5312/
Safegui536/
Sofeiga534/
Safekge531/
Sofiges531/
Safeega531/

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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 Shafighi
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