Shafinaz Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Shafinaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafinaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1031:286,35215,788
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shafinaz (2,584) may also be a first name.

Shafinaz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shafinaz (Marathi: शफ़ीनाझ) is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shafinaz.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafinaz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,637,889th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname Shafinaz is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shafinaz are found; 89 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 85 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Shafinaz is also the 144,739th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 2,584 people.

The last name is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 286,352. In Malaysia Shafinaz is most numerous in: Selangor, where 28 percent live, Perak, where 13 percent live and Sabah, where 13 percent live. Outside of Malaysia Shafinaz occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 7 percent live and Singapore, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shafinaz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafinaz in the Marathi language
शफ़ीनाझsafinajha-

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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 Shafinaz
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