Shafla Surname

653,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Shafla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

Shafla (2,547) may also be a first name.

Shafla Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shafla (Hindi: शफला, Marathi: शि़फला) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafla? popularity and diffusion

It is the 653,013th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 15,773,909 people. Shafla is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shafla reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shafla is also the 146,015th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 2,547 people.

The surname Shafla is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 451 people, or 1 in 353,341. Other than Bangladesh Shafla occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 2 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaflat921/
Shaflla921/
Shaflai921/
Safla911,594/
Shafilla861/
Chafla833,209/
Siafla8392/
Shafly8381/
Saflai8324/
Shafli8319/
Saifla8315/
Shafle836/
Saflat836/
Saflya833/
Saflah832/
Sahfla832/
Saflia831/
Saflaz831/
Shefla831/
Shaflo830/
Shafillah802/
Shaifllah801/
Shafeulla801/
Shahiefla801/
Shafley77157/
Schafle77106/
Schafli7784/
Chaufla7723/
Shafler7714/
Safilla779/
Schafly779/
Saeflai774/
Shaffly773/
Shoflay772/
Shaflee772/
Sheflai771/
Shaifli771/
Saiflay771/
Shafleh771/
Safella771/
Chaflas771/
Chapfla771/
Shaflei771/
Shaffle770/
Shaufly770/
Shafuullah753/
Shafillaha751/
Shaifyllah751/
Shahfillah751/
Schafflath750/
Safli73248/
Sefla73145/
Sofla7394/
Safly7379/
Saflo7334/
Zafla7316/
Safle7315/
Shaufler71241/
Shafloot71199/
Shaflout71149/
Shayfler71115/
Scheifla7175/
Schaffle7137/
Safillah7125/
Shaifler7114/
Shaffler7112/
Shaffley7111/
Shayfele719/
Saifilla715/
Sayfilla714/
Chafilla714/
Safellas714/
Saifllah713/
Shafelli712/
Schafley711/
Shaifuullah711/
Safiolla711/
Shafflee711/
Shauffle710/
Scheffla710/
Shafless710/
Shaufley710/
Chafle675,652/
Schaufler672,985/
Safley67841/
Saffle67682/
Soflau6787/
Sheflo6762/
Zeafla6758/
Soufla6751/
Saifillah6750/
Soflah6725/
Safles6725/
Saifli6710/
Chafli679/
Schaifele679/
Chaffilla678/
Saflou678/
Saefillah675/
Schaifler674/
Satfle673/
Safeellah673/
Shauffler672/
Saphla672/
Saifellah672/
Safler672/
Saflii672/
Soflai672/
Saflee672/
Saflis671/
Saflit671/
Safuullah671/
Schafller671/
Schauffle671/
Shaiflett671/
Saffly671/
Zaafla671/
Safled671/
Saflet671/
Safllo671/
Saflos671/
Seifla671/
Seflah671/
Schaffleu671/
Ceafla670/
Seafle670/
Sheaffler670/
Schaafler670/
Scheifela670/

Shafla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafla in the Hindi language
शफलाsaphala-
Shafla in the Marathi language
शि़फलाsiphala-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shafla
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