Shafikan Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Shafikan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafikan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India111:69,733,217610,955
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Shafikan (5,708) may also be a first name.

Shafikan Last Name Facts

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

Shafikan (Hindi: शफीकन, Marathi: शफीकन) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafikan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shafikan reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 88,442nd most widespread first name in the world, borne by 5,708 people.

The surname Shafikan is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India it is primarily found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 55 percent are found, Bihar, where 27 percent are found and Delhi, where 9 percent are found. Barring India this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Iran, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shafikan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafikan in the Hindi language
शफीकनsaphikana98.27
शफ़ीकनsafikana0.93
शफिकनsaphikana0.54
शफीकंsaphikam0.05
शाफीकनsaphikana0.05
शफी़कनsaphikana0.03
शफि़कनsaphikana0.03
शफीखनsaphikhana0.03
शफीकानsaphikana0.03
शाफीकानsaphikana0.03
शफ़िकनsafikana0.03
Shafikan in the Marathi language
शफीकनsaphikana88.89
शफीकानsaphikana11.11

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