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
Shafiu (Dhivehi: ުޝާފިޢު, Hindi: शफीउ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shafiu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafiu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 14,598th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 190,933 people. Shafiu is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shafiu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shafiu is also the 13,405th most frequently occurring forename world-wide It is held by 72,962 people.
The surname Shafiu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 37,774 people, or 1 in 4,690. In Nigeria Shafiu is primarily found in: Kano, where 19 percent reside, Kaduna, where 13 percent reside and Kebbi, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The Maldives, where 1 percent reside and Ghana, where 0 percent reside.
Shafiu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally 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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