Shafihi Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Shafihi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 65 | 1:2,725,273 | 87,396 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
Shafihi (88) may also be a first name.
Shafihi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafihi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shafihi has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafihi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,273,756th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Shafihi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Shafihi are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,017,994th most frequently occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 88 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 2,725,273. In Nigeria Shafihi is primarily concentrated in: Zamfara, where 28 percent reside, Kwara, where 25 percent reside and Niger, where 23 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Shafihi is found in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent reside and Iran, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Shafihi
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