Shafiu Surname
Approximately 38,168 people bear this surname
Shafiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 37,774 | 1:4,690 | 623 |
| Maldives | 353 | 1:1,145 | 129 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Shafiu (72,962) may also be a first name.
Shafiu Demographics
Shafiu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Shafiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shafiu (Dhivehi: ުޝާފިޢު, Hindi: शफीउ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafiu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 14,598th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 190,933 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Shafiu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shafiu is also the 13,405th most prevalent given name in the world It is held by 72,962 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 37,774 people, or 1 in 4,690. In Nigeria Shafiu is mostly concentrated in: Kano, where 19 percent live, Kaduna, where 13 percent live and Kebbi, where 13 percent live. Barring Nigeria it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The Maldives, where 1 percent live and Ghana, where 0 percent live.
Shafiu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Shafiu surname is primarily Muslim (99%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaafiu | 92 | 52 | / |
| Shafihu | 92 | 45 | / |
| Shafiue | 92 | 19 | / |
| Shaifiu | 92 | 17 | / |
| Shaffiu | 92 | 8 | / |
| Shafius | 92 | 7 | / |
| Sahafiu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Shafieu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Shafiuy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shafiuz | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sheafiu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shasfiu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shafi'u | 92 | 1 | / |
| Safiu | 91 | 7,587 | / |
| Shafffiu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Shahfiue | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shefiu | 83 | 2,624 | / |
| Safiou | 83 | 659 | / |
| Sahfiu | 83 | 45 | / |
| Safihu | 83 | 19 | / |
| Saafiu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Shafyu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Sehfiu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Safieu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Safiut | 83 | 6 | / |
| Safiua | 83 | 5 | / |
| Saifiu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Safoiu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Saufiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Siafiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Safiju | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sgafiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shafeeu | 77 | 551 | / |
| Shefihu | 77 | 38 | / |
| Sheffiu | 77 | 23 | / |
| Safihuh | 77 | 9 | / |
| Safihou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sahfiue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shepfiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sahvfiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shafehu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chafius | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shofius | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sefiu | 73 | 2,968 | / |
| Zafiu | 73 | 1,056 | / |
| Sofiu | 73 | 120 | / |
| Safyu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Chafihou | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sephaiju | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chafioou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shshefiu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shafaayu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shaphieu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safiahou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chafi'ou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaffius | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sefihu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sophiu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Safeeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Safehu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saphiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sofiud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefiju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safuyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sephiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seifiu | 67 | 1 | / |
Shafiu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafiu in the Hindi language | ||
| शफीउ | saphi'u | 83.33 |
| शफिउ | saphi'u | 16.67 |
| Shafiu in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ުޝާފިޢު | usafiu | 66.67 |
| ޝާފިޢު | safiu | 33.33 |
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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 Shafiu
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