Shafila Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Shafila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India91:85,229,487684,495
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Shafila (604) may also be a first name.

Shafila Last Name Facts

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

Shafila (Hindi: शफीला) occurs most in India. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafila? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Shafila are found; 69 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Shafila is also the 340,092nd most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 604 people.

It is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 85,229,487. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Bihar, where 33 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 33 percent live and Jammu and Kashmir, where 11 percent live. Aside from India it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 25 percent live and Afghanistan, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shafilah935/
Shafiela931/
Shafilai931/
Sshafila931/
Safila92375/
Safilah8646/
Shafili868/
Safiola865/
Saffila862/
Safilat862/
Shafula862/
Safilya862/
Chafila861/
Safilai861/
Shafile861/
Shafilou8017/
Shafeela8014/
Shofilah8013/
Shaifula809/
Shafulla808/
Saphaila808/
Safiliah807/
Shafileh804/
Saifilah804/
Safiolea802/
Shafulha801/
Shafiloo801/
Sephaila801/
Safili77127/
Sefila7797/
Safela7766/
Sofila7746/
Safula7743/
Safilo7741/
Safily774/
Zafila771/
Shaifulla75381/
Shafullah7558/
Shaifulah757/
Sheffiela751/
Shaufulla751/
Shafeulla751/
Shafilett751/
Shafealla751/
Saifoilah751/
Saifuilah751/
Schaufela750/
Chatfeila750/
Shaifullah711,648/
Shofela71787/
Safieli71338/
Sophila71141/
Shofile7188/
Saifula7175/
Zafilia7164/
Safiely7147/
Sofilas7130/
Safiloo7121/
Safeela7117/
Safelas7116/
Safulla7115/
Saffula7113/
Shafeullah7112/
Sofilah719/
Sefilia719/
Zafilah718/
Safulah718/
Shayfullah717/
Chafela713/
Shaiphulah713/
Saphila713/
Safiele713/
Saafili712/
Safulia712/
Shefela712/
Saufula711/
Chafile711/
Shaufullah711/
Shafeli711/
Shafely711/
Soufila711/
Zafuila711/
Sofiloa711/
Safilou711/
Safiolo711/
Safelat711/
Chaffitlla711/
Sefoila711/
Sahfile711/
Sahafullah711/
Shahfullah711/
Shaiphulla711/
Zafilahy675,046/
Saifulla674,068/
Safullah67299/
Saefulah67204/
Saifulah67180/
Schafheitle6769/
Chaphila6725/
Saefulla6718/
Saphilat6712/
Shayfele679/
Sophilia675/
Saufulah673/
Shefulla673/
Shofelat673/
Saifulai673/
Sahfulla672/
Shaffeullah672/
Saiphila671/
Saifaili671/
Safeulah671/
Saffulla671/
Safuulah671/
Seefaila671/
Safiolou671/
Saphilia671/
Seafiled671/
Saffelah671/
Seephila671/
Saffulah671/
Shafelet670/
Chaffile670/
Shaufele670/

Shafila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafila in the Hindi language
शफीलाsaphila90.91
शफिलाsaphila7.69
शकीलाsakila0.7
शफ़ीलाsafila0.7

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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 Shafila
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