Shafiwa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Shafiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Shafiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shafiwa occurs most in Yemen. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shafiwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafiwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shafiwa live; 75 percent live in West Asia and 75 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname Shafiwa is most widespread in Yemen, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 8,808,431. Without taking into account Yemen this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safiwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shafewa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shafuwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shafiwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shafiva | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shafiba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shafieva | 80 | 6,289 | / |
| Chapfiwa | 80 | 77 | / |
| Shafibha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sefiwa | 77 | 85 | / |
| Safiba | 77 | 11 | / |
| Safuwa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Safiwo | 77 | 7 | / |
| Safiwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Safywa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Safiva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sofiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safieva | 71 | 2,948 | / |
| Chafewa | 71 | 525 | / |
| Shofuwa | 71 | 22 | / |
| Shefuwa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Safeway | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shafeva | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shafibi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Safeiva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shafebi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sayfieva | 67 | 2,458 | / |
| Shafeeva | 67 | 1,670 | / |
| Shefieva | 67 | 38 | / |
| Saifieva | 67 | 16 | / |
| Shofieva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chafewad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sajfieva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shafioui | 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 Shafiwa
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