Shafiou Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Shafiou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Shafiou (11) may also be a first name.
Shafiou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafiou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shafiou occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafiou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Shafiou occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Shafiou are found; 33 percent are found in Central Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Shafiou is also the 3,487,849th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Shafiou is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon Shafiou exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 33 percent are found and Togo, where 33 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shafiou
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