Shafka Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Shafka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shafka (51) may also be a first name.
Shafka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shafka (Marathi: शि़फका, Russian: Шафка) is found most in Albania. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shafka.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Shafka reside; 67 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly held forename globally, borne by 51 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Albania, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 2,914,055. In Albania it is mostly concentrated in: Korçë County, where 100 percent live. Excluding Albania it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafka in the Marathi language | ||
| शि़फका | siphaka | - |
| Shafka in the Russian language | ||
| Шафка | safka | - |
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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 Shafka
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