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
Shafiou is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shafiou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafiou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Shafiou reside; 33 percent reside in Central Africa and 33 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name in the world, held by 11 people.
The last name Shafiou is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 33 percent live and Togo, where 33 percent live.
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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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