Shafil Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Shafil Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 155 | 1:4,948,809 | 124,489 |
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| Malaysia | 31 | 1:951,427 | 42,969 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shafil (1,584) may also be a first name.
Shafil Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafil Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shafil (Hindi: शफील, Marathi: शफील, Russian: Шафиль) is most common in India. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shafil.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafil? popularity and diffusion
It is the 998,609th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Shafil reside; 65 percent reside in South Asia and 61 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 194,304th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 1,584 people.
This surname is most widely held in India, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 4,948,809. In India it is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 50 percent reside, Bihar, where 32 percent reside and Kerala, where 15 percent reside. Not including India Shafil is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside and Malaysia, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafil Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafil in the Hindi language | ||
| शफील | saphila | 96.37 |
| शाफिल | saphila | 1.61 |
| शफिल | saphila | 1.21 |
| सफील | saphila | 0.4 |
| शफील़ | saphila | 0.4 |
| Shafil in the Marathi language | ||
| शफील | saphila | 65.69 |
| शिफल | siphala | 22.55 |
| शाफील | saphila | 9.8 |
| शिफळ | siphala | 0.98 |
| Shafil in the Russian language | ||
| Шафиль | safil | - |
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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 Shafil
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