Shafkat Surname

608,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Shafkat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafkat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Pakistan741:2,414,10721,426
India661:11,622,203212,115
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Shafkat (10,941) may also be a first name.

Shafkat Last Name Facts

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

Shafkat (Hindi: शफकत, Marathi: शफकत, Russian: Шафкат) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafkat? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 608,234th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,317,379 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shafkat are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 57,722nd most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 10,941 people.

The last name is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 360 people, or 1 in 442,658. Barring Bangladesh this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 15 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaafkat931/
Shafkath931/
Safkat92568/
Shafkkath881/
Shafqat8625,061/
Shawkat8624,727/
Shavkat861,162/
Shefkat863/
Sahfkat861/
Shafkatova823/
Shafquat80193/
Shafqaat80152/
Shahfqat8033/
Shawkath8017/
Shaffqat807/
Shafqath807/
Shafqatt803/
Sahafqat803/
Shafqaut802/
Shavkhat802/
Schawkat801/
Shhafqat801/
Shaafqat801/
Shavkath801/
Shaphkat801/
Shafkhatova788/
Sawkat771,015/
Safqat7756/
Savkat7740/
Shahffqat751/
Shshafqat751/
Showkat715,603/
Shavkatova713,222/
Sahfqat7125/
Shawqat7123/
Shawcat716/
Shawkatová713/
Shefqat712/
Saafqat712/
Shawkad712/
Safquat712/
Sgafqat711/
Shawkot711/
Showkath67215/
Chawkeat6723/
Chawkate6710/
Showkhat672/
Shefquat671/
Shafcott670/

Shafkat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafkat in the Hindi language
शफकतsaphakata95.83
शफ्कतsaphkata2.67
शफ़कतsafakata0.5
शाफकतsaphakata0.33
शफाकतsaphakata0.33
शफकातsaphakata0.17
शफकटsaphakata0.17
Shafkat in the Marathi language
शफकतsaphakata90
शौकतsaukata10
Shafkat in the Russian language
Шафкатsafkat-

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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 Shafkat
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