Shafiq Surname
Approximately 168,344 people bear this surname
Shafiq Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 104,837 | 1:1,704 | 247 |
| Bangladesh | 15,230 | 1:10,463 | 864 |
| Iraq | 9,458 | 1:3,703 | 392 |
| Egypt | 8,268 | 1:11,119 | 1,322 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6,400 | 1:4,821 | 654 |
| Syria | 6,144 | 1:3,141 | 372 |
| India | 3,881 | 1:197,646 | 11,894 |
| Afghanistan | 3,145 | 1:10,224 | 716 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,539 | 1:3,609 | 462 |
| England | 2,162 | 1:25,772 | 3,524 |
| Malaysia | 1,692 | 1:17,432 | 1,685 |
| Kuwait | 926 | 1:4,104 | 550 |
| United States | 572 | 1:633,669 | 51,045 |
| Oman | 457 | 1:8,070 | 1,134 |
| Iran | 446 | 1:172,158 | 14,505 |
| Bahrain | 353 | 1:3,820 | 655 |
| Qatar | 287 | 1:8,216 | 893 |
| Canada | 266 | 1:138,517 | 14,271 |
| Yemen | 146 | 1:180,995 | 8,182 |
| Scotland | 126 | 1:42,491 | 3,911 |
| Singapore | 120 | 1:45,898 | 1,743 |
| Indonesia | 100 | 1:1,322,492 | 91,711 |
| Spain | 97 | 1:481,980 | 24,575 |
| Australia | 82 | 1:329,216 | 28,102 |
| Uganda | 56 | 1:697,130 | 35,026 |
| Lebanon | 56 | 1:100,662 | 5,997 |
| Germany | 51 | 1:1,578,538 | 93,812 |
| Netherlands | 43 | 1:392,725 | 41,894 |
| Denmark | 43 | 1:131,272 | 11,828 |
| Norway | 33 | 1:155,827 | 19,235 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| Jordan | 28 | 1:315,801 | 11,232 |
| Greece | 27 | 1:410,363 | 54,524 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Shafiq (137,125) may also be a first name.
Shafiq Demographics
Shafiq Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shafiq Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafiq Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shafiq (Arabic: الشفيق, Hindi: शफीक, Marathi: शिफक़) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shafiq.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafiq? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,328th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 43,290 people. Shafiq occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Shafiq reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shafiq is also the 7,616th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 137,125 people.
The surname Shafiq is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 104,837 people, or 1 in 1,704. In Pakistan Shafiq is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 65 percent are found, Sindh, where 16 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Pakistan Shafiq exists in 76 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 9 percent are found and Iraq, where 6 percent are found.
Shafiq Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Shiite (39%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Shafiq surname are 15.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.2% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shafiq earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.23% less than the national average, earning 303,752 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 74.18% less than the national average, earning R 61,368 per year; in United States they earn 2.82% less than the national average, earning $41,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.24% more than the national average, earning $51,791 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafiq Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafiq in the Hindi language | ||
| शफीक | saphika | 51.46 |
| शफीक़ | saphiqa | 28.23 |
| शफ़ीक़ | safiqa | 13.02 |
| शफीक़ | saphiqa | 5.94 |
| शफिक़ | saphiqa | 0.42 |
| शफी़क़ | saphiqa | 0.21 |
| शाफीक़ | saphiqa | 0.21 |
| शफिक़ | saphiqa | 0.21 |
| शफ़ीक़ | safiqa | 0.1 |
| शाफीक़ | saphiqa | 0.1 |
| Shafiq in the Marathi language | ||
| शिफक़ | siphaqa | 47.22 |
| सै | sai | 36.11 |
| शफ़ीक | safika | 9.72 |
| शफीक़ | saphiqa | 6.94 |
| Shafiq in the Arabic language | ||
| الشفيق | alshfyq | - |
| شفيق | shfyq | - |
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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 Shafiq
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