Shafim Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Shafim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shafim (483) may also be a first name.
Shafim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shafim (Hindi: शफीम, Marathi: शफीम) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafim? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shafim is the 3,228,735th most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Shafim occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Shafim live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 386,824th most widely held given name throughout the world It is held by 483 people.
Shafim is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 23,244,406. In India Shafim is primarily concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 61 percent live, Bihar, where 24 percent live and Delhi, where 6 percent live. Besides India Shafim exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 3 percent live and Bangladesh, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sahafim | 92 | 35 | / |
| Shafaim | 92 | 8 | / |
| Shafhim | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shafitm | 92 | 1 | / |
| Safim | 91 | 39 | / |
| Shafin | 83 | 6,430 | / |
| Chafim | 83 | 64 | / |
| Safaim | 83 | 10 | / |
| Seafim | 83 | 3 | / |
| Shefim | 83 | 3 | / |
| Safime | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shafina | 77 | 361 | / |
| Shafien | 77 | 38 | / |
| Sahafin | 77 | 33 | / |
| Chaffim | 77 | 33 | / |
| Shaffin | 77 | 28 | / |
| Schafin | 77 | 18 | / |
| Shahfin | 77 | 5 | / |
| Shafeem | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shaafin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shaifin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sheafin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shaufin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Safin | 73 | 37,312 | / |
| Sofim | 73 | 11 | / |
| Zafim | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sefim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Safem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shaffina | 71 | 29 | / |
| Safimova | 71 | 15 | / |
| Schaffin | 71 | 6 | / |
| Schafing | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shaffien | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shahfina | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shaafien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scheafin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sahafien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaifuin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safina | 67 | 42,247 | / |
| Chafin | 67 | 5,017 | / |
| Saffin | 67 | 698 | / |
| Saphim | 67 | 582 | / |
| Saafin | 67 | 301 | / |
| Saifin | 67 | 93 | / |
| Shofin | 67 | 65 | / |
| Safien | 67 | 64 | / |
| Shafen | 67 | 32 | / |
| Safion | 67 | 28 | / |
| Saufin | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sayfin | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sophim | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sahfin | 67 | 9 | / |
| Safeem | 67 | 6 | / |
| Seafin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shafyn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Safing | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soffim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shafinova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Safi'n | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sha'afina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schaffion | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safint | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schaffint | 67 | 0 | / |
| Satfin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Chofim | 67 | 0 | / |
| Chafem | 67 | 0 | / |
Shafim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafim in the Hindi language | ||
| शफीम | saphima | - |
| Shafim in the Marathi language | ||
| शफीम | saphima | 69.23 |
| शिफम | siphama | 30.77 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Shafim
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