Shafikan Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Shafikan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
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
The surname Shafikan (Hindi: शफीकन, Marathi: शफीकन) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shafikan.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafikan? popularity and diffusion
Shafikan is the 5,587,209th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Shafikan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shafikan live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Shafikan is also the 88,442nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 5,708 people.
Shafikan is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India it is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 55 percent live, Bihar, where 27 percent live and Delhi, where 9 percent live. Aside from India this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Iran, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafikhan | 94 | 65 | / |
| Shafikant | 94 | 1 | / |
| Safikan | 93 | 32 | / |
| Shafikkhan | 89 | 5 | / |
| Shafiqkhan | 89 | 3 | / |
| Shafiekkan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shafiekhan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Safikhan | 88 | 45 | / |
| Shafiqan | 88 | 44 | / |
| Saffikan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Saifikhan | 82 | 2 | / |
| Shafiqaun | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shafiqain | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shafiqatn | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shafekhan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shaphikan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sefikan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Safekan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shafikhanova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Safikanova | 78 | 235 | / |
| Shaphikhan | 78 | 2 | / |
| Shafeekhan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sofikhan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Safikoun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Safiqain | 75 | 1 | / |
| Safikhanova | 74 | 123 | / |
| Shafeeqan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sofican | 67 | 129 | / |
| Safykanova | 67 | 10 | / |
| Shafeeqaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zofikan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zafiqan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofikhanova | 63 | 2 | / |
| Safeshkan | 59 | 19 | / |
| Sofucan | 53 | 12 | / |
| Safukhan | 50 | 3 | / |
Shafikan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafikan in the Hindi language | ||
| शफीकन | saphikana | 98.27 |
| शफ़ीकन | safikana | 0.93 |
| शफिकन | saphikana | 0.54 |
| शफीकं | saphikam | 0.05 |
| शाफीकन | saphikana | 0.05 |
| शफी़कन | saphikana | 0.03 |
| शफि़कन | saphikana | 0.03 |
| शफीखन | saphikhana | 0.03 |
| शफीकान | saphikana | 0.03 |
| शाफीकान | saphikana | 0.03 |
| शफ़िकन | safikana | 0.03 |
| Shafikan in the Marathi language | ||
| शफीकन | saphikana | 88.89 |
| शफीकान | saphikana | 11.11 |
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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
- 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 Shafikan
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