Shafikh Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Shafikh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shafikh (140) may also be a first name.
Shafikh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafikh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shafikh (Hindi: शफीख, Marathi: शिफख) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafikh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,100,440th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Shafikh are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 78 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Shafikh is also the 781,395th most frequent first name in the world, held by 140 people.
It is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 24,744,045. In India Shafikh is most frequent in: Telangana, where 39 percent are found, Kerala, where 32 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 23 percent are found. Besides India it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 5 percent are found and Pakistan, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafikh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafikh in the Hindi language | ||
| शफीख | saphikha | 84 |
| शफिख | saphikha | 8 |
| सफीक | saphika | 4 |
| शफ़ीख | safikha | 4 |
| Shafikh in the Marathi language | ||
| शिफख | siphakha | 61.76 |
| शािफख | saiphakha | 17.65 |
| शफीख | saphikha | 8.82 |
| शैख | saikha | 2.94 |
| फख | phakha | 2.94 |
| शाफीख | saphikha | 2.94 |
| शरीख | sarikha | 2.94 |
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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 Shafikh
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