Shafle Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Shafle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Shafle (7) may also be a first name.

Shafle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shafle occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafle? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Shafle is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Shafle are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 7 people.

The surname Shafle is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Selangor, where 50 percent reside, Malacca, where 25 percent reside and Terengganu, where 25 percent reside. Other than Malaysia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Shafle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shafle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shafle last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shafley92157/
Schafle92106/
Shafler9214/
Shaflee922/
Shafleh921/
Shafile921/
Shaflei921/
Shaefle920/
Shaffle920/
Safle9115/
Shaufler86241/
Shayfler86115/
Schaefle86112/
Schaffle8637/
Shaifler8614/
Shaffler8612/
Shaffley8611/
Shayfele869/
Schafley861/
Shafflee861/
Shauffle860/
Shaufele860/
Shafless860/
Shaufley860/
Chafle835,652/
Safley83841/
Saffle83682/
Shafla83462/
Shafly8381/
Safles8325/
Shafli8319/
Safele8319/
Satfle833/
Safler832/
Saflee832/
Safled831/
Saflet831/
Shefle830/
Seafle830/
Schaufler802,985/
Schaifele809/
Schaifler804/
Shauffler802/
Schaeffle802/
Schaffele801/
Schafller801/
Schauffle801/
Shaiflett801/
Schaffleu801/
Sheaffler800/
Schaafler800/
Saufley77370/
Saffles77269/
Shofler77154/
Schäfle77113/
Shofile7788/
Schafli7784/
Seafler7752/
Schefle7735/
Safille7733/
Saufler7728/
Satfele7722/
Saffley7717/
Shefley7716/
Schafly779/
Sheffle779/
Shofele776/
Safflie775/
Saifleh774/
Shaffly773/
Safelle771/
Chafile771/
Saytfle771/
Shaifli771/
Shaflla771/
Saffler771/
Shäfler771/
Szafler771/
Chafles771/
Chaflet771/
Sahfile771/
Shaflai771/
Chafley770/
Saifley770/
Chafler770/
Chaffle770/
Saflesh770/
Shaufly770/
Shuifle770/
Shaefly770/
Schauffele75172/
Scheaffler754/
Schapffler751/
Schaufelle751/
Safla731,594/
Safli73248/
Sefle73141/
Safly7379/
Schäfler71257/
Shoufler71125/
Shoffler71122/
Saffelle7192/
Schöpfle7153/
Schaefli7121/
Szajfler7113/
Sheifler716/
Sheefley715/
Saufflet715/
Schofler713/
Scheifle713/
Sheifyle713/
Schhauffler712/
Saidfleh712/
Shafelli712/
Shoflerr711/
Shoofler711/
Shoufles711/
Sheifele711/
Sheiffle711/
Shaffeal711/
Shafilla711/
Schoffle711/
Sayfelee711/
Schaeflé711/
Schoflet711/
Schepfle711/
Sheffley710/
Scheufle710/
Sheiflee710/
Sheifley710/
Shepfley710/
Showfler710/
Chaffile710/
Schoufle710/
Sohffler710/
Chaffler710/
Chafelle710/
Schefley710/
Schaefly710/
Schoefle710/
Schäffler674,853/
Scheifele671,190/
Schöffler671,117/
Scheifler67644/
Sofley67162/
Schoffler67121/
Siafla6792/
Sofele6775/
Sofile6771/
Scheifley6770/
Schafitel6770/
Chofle6767/
Schoepfle6762/
Sheiffele6738/
Zaffle6734/
Safail6728/
Saflai6724/
Scheffley6718/
Saifla6715/
Šafler6713/
Chauffley6712/
Saifli6710/
Chafli679/
Soufle679/
Scheuffle677/
Shouffler677/
Soflee677/
Seflei674/
Sheifflet674/
Saflya673/
Shefli673/
Scheiffle672/
Scheiflee672/
Sahfla672/
Saflii672/
Sefley671/
Safhil671/
Saflia671/
Saflis671/
Saflit671/
Sheifelle671/
Seifle671/
Saffly671/
Zsefle671/
Soflei671/
Shafeitel671/
Säffle671/
Schoflest671/
Soffle670/
Shofflett670/
Siefle670/
Shoifless670/
Schoeffle670/
Sepfle670/

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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 Shafle
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