Shafius Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Shafius Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Shafius Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafius Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shafius occurs most in Israel. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shafius.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafius? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Shafius is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Shafius are found; 86 percent are found in West Asia and 86 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.
The surname Shafius is most frequently held in Israel, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,426,272. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Tel Aviv District, where 100 percent live. Excluding Israel it exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafiu | 92 | 38,168 | / |
| Shaafiu | 86 | 52 | / |
| Shafihu | 86 | 45 | / |
| Shafiue | 86 | 19 | / |
| Shaifiu | 86 | 17 | / |
| Shaffiu | 86 | 8 | / |
| Sahafiu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Shafieu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shafi'u | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shasfiu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sheafiu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shafiuz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shafiuy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chafius | 86 | 0 | / |
| Shofius | 86 | 0 | / |
| Safiu | 83 | 7,587 | / |
| Shafffiu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Shahfiue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chaffius | 80 | 0 | / |
| Safiou | 77 | 659 | / |
| Sahfiu | 77 | 45 | / |
| Safihu | 77 | 19 | / |
| Saafiu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Shafyu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Safieu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Safiut | 77 | 6 | / |
| Saifiu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Safiua | 77 | 5 | / |
| Safoiu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Saufiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siafiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safiju | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sgafiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scheffius | 75 | 3 | / |
| Shafeeu | 71 | 551 | / |
| Safihuh | 71 | 9 | / |
| Safihou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sahfiue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sahvfiu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shafehu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sephius | 71 | 0 | / |
| Zafiu | 67 | 1,056 | / |
| Sofiu | 67 | 120 | / |
| Chafihou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Safyu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chafioou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shafaayu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chafi'ou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safiahou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaphieu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shafius
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