Shafla Surname
Approximately 462 people bear this surname
Shafla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
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 last name Shafla (Hindi: शफला, Marathi: शि़फला) is found most in Bangladesh. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafla? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 653,013th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 15,773,909 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shafla live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shafla is also the 146,015th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 2,547 people.
Shafla is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is held by 451 people, or 1 in 353,341. Apart from Bangladesh it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 2 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafla Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafla in the Hindi language | ||
| शफला | saphala | - |
| Shafla in the Marathi language | ||
| शि़फला | siphala | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shafla
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