Shafiun Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Iran

Shafiun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafiun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India191:40,371,862445,856
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Shafiun (792) may also be a first name.

Shafiun Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shafiun Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Shafiun (Hindi: शफीउन, Marathi: शफीऊन) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafiun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shafiun live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 58 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 291,086th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 792 people.

Shafiun is most frequent in India, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 40,371,862. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 100 percent are found. Excluding India this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 36 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shafioun931/
Safiun9237/
Sjafiun8617/
Safioun8610/
Shaphiun801/
Sofiun7714/
Safyun775/
Saphiun711/
Safehoun676/
Safyutyn672/
Sophihun671/
Safeyoun671/
Sefyun621/
Safeon621/
Saphihusen591/
Safayon570/
Sophayon5331/
Sofeoune531/

Shafiun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafiun in the Hindi language
शफीउनsaphi'una86.96
शफिउनsaphi'una6.52
शाफिूनsaphiuna2.17
शफीऊनsaphi'una2.17
शफीउन्निशाsaphi'unnisa2.17
Shafiun in the Marathi language
शफीऊनsaphi'una33.33
शफीउनsaphi'una33.33
शिफऊनsipha'una33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shafiun
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