Shafkat Surname
Approximately 509 people bear this surname
Shafkat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Pakistan | 74 | 1:2,414,107 | 21,426 |
| India | 66 | 1:11,622,203 | 212,115 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
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
The last name Shafkat (Hindi: शफकत, Marathi: शफकत, Russian: Шафкат) is most common in Bangladesh. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafkat? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shafkat is the 608,234th most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 14,317,379 people. The surname Shafkat occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shafkat reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shafkat is also the 57,722nd most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 10,941 people.
The surname Shafkat is most frequently occurring in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 360 people, or 1 in 442,658. Barring Bangladesh this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 15 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaafkat | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shafkath | 93 | 1 | / |
| Safkat | 92 | 568 | / |
| Shafkkath | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shafqat | 86 | 25,061 | / |
| Shawkat | 86 | 24,727 | / |
| Shavkat | 86 | 1,162 | / |
| Shefkat | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sahfkat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shafkatova | 82 | 3 | / |
| Shafquat | 80 | 193 | / |
| Shafqaat | 80 | 152 | / |
| Shahfqat | 80 | 33 | / |
| Shawkath | 80 | 17 | / |
| Shaffqat | 80 | 7 | / |
| Shafqath | 80 | 7 | / |
| Shafqatt | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sahafqat | 80 | 3 | / |
| Shafqaut | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shavkhat | 80 | 2 | / |
| Schawkat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shhafqat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shaafqat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shavkath | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shaphkat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shafkhatova | 78 | 8 | / |
| Sawkat | 77 | 1,015 | / |
| Safqat | 77 | 56 | / |
| Savkat | 77 | 40 | / |
| Shahffqat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shshafqat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Showkat | 71 | 5,603 | / |
| Shavkatova | 71 | 3,222 | / |
| Sahfqat | 71 | 25 | / |
| Shawqat | 71 | 23 | / |
| Shawcat | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shawkatová | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shefqat | 71 | 2 | / |
| Saafqat | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shawkad | 71 | 2 | / |
| Safquat | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sgafqat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shawkot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Showkath | 67 | 215 | / |
| Chawkeat | 67 | 23 | / |
| Chawkate | 67 | 10 | / |
| Showkhat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shefquat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shafcott | 67 | 0 | / |
Shafkat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafkat in the Hindi language | ||
| शफकत | saphakata | 95.83 |
| शफ्कत | saphkata | 2.67 |
| शफ़कत | safakata | 0.5 |
| शाफकत | saphakata | 0.33 |
| शफाकत | saphakata | 0.33 |
| शफकात | saphakata | 0.17 |
| शफकट | saphakata | 0.17 |
| Shafkat in the Marathi language | ||
| शफकत | saphakata | 90 |
| शौकत | saukata | 10 |
| Shafkat in the Russian language | ||
| Шафкат | safkat | - |
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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 Shafkat
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