Shafki Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Shafki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Shafki (13) may also be a first name.

Shafki Last Name Facts

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

Shafki (Hindi: शफकी, Russian: Шафки) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafki? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Shafki live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shafki is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 13 people.

It is most widely held in Iran, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 8,531,392. In Iran Shafki is most numerous in: Kerman Province, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Iran Shafki occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 8 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safki9113/
Shafkhid864/
Shawki8321,509/
Chafki831,542/
Shefki83107/
Shafqi8311/
Shafka833/
Shavki832/
Shafke831/
Shafky830/
Shawkii77214/
Schafka7729/
Saufkie7720/
Shafqit7713/
Shawkai7710/
Schafke7710/
Shawkyi774/
Shafkey774/
Shafqie773/
Shafqui772/
Shawkhi771/
Shafker771/
Shawkie771/
Schefki771/
Schafky770/
Safka73253/
Savki7345/
Sawki7322/
Sefki7310/
Safqi739/
Safke732/
Sofki731/
Safky730/
Scheffki7139/
Schaffka7117/
Schaefke715/
Shavkhai714/
Shafquit712/
Shaifkha711/
Shafquei711/
Shahfket711/
Schefkie710/
Shawky67156,222/
Shawqi673,673/
Shawka671,625/
Shawke67657/
Shafce67245/
Chafqi67138/
Shafeheke67105/
Saefke6766/
Shefke6740/
Szafka6734/
Shavka6720/
Safker6718/
Shobki6716/
Showki6714/
Shefky6712/
Shabke6712/
Saffka675/
Shewki674/
Safqai674/
Shafqe674/
Sawcki673/
Shaffkque672/
Sawkiy672/
Shavqi671/
Saabki671/
Schaffker671/
Siefki671/
Savkei671/
Sawkis671/
Sawkei671/
Sabkei671/
Sabkii671/
Saifka671/
Saubki671/

Shafki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafki in the Hindi language
शफकीsaphaki83.33
शफकिsaphaki16.67
Shafki in the Russian language
Шафкиsafki-

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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 Shafki
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