Shafiyanu Surname
7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Shafiyanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
Shafiyanu (19) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safiyanu | 94 | 36,070 | / |
| Safiyanou | 89 | 76 | / |
| Saffiyanu | 89 | 22 | / |
| Safiyannu | 89 | 16 | / |
| Saifiyanu | 89 | 13 | / |
| Shefiyanu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Safiyahnu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Saufiyanu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Safiyanus | 89 | 1 | / |
| Safiyanui | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ssafiyanu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Saafiyanu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sheffiyanu | 84 | 1 | / |
| Saffiyanus | 84 | 1 | / |
| Safayanu | 82 | 222 | / |
| Sefiyanu | 82 | 217 | / |
| Safuyanu | 82 | 13 | / |
| Sofiyanu | 82 | 10 | / |
| Safeyanu | 82 | 8 | / |
| Safiyenu | 82 | 7 | / |
| Zafiyanu | 82 | 2 | / |
| Safyianu | 82 | 2 | / |
| Safyyanu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Safayanou | 78 | 2 | / |
| Sofiyanou | 78 | 2 | / |
| Saffayanu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Saifayanu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sephiyanu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Safainu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Safienu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soufiyanou | 74 | 211 | / |
| Sefiyenu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safhainu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saphainu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soufayanou | 63 | 2 | / |
| Soufaianou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Soufouyanou | 60 | 23 | / |
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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 Shafiyanu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis