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 surname Shafle is found most frequently in Malaysia. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shafle.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafle? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shafle is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Shafle reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 4,548,448th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 7 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia Shafle is most common in: Selangor, where 50 percent are found, Malacca, where 25 percent are found and Terengganu, where 25 percent are found. Outside of Malaysia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Shafle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shafle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shafle surname 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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  • 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 Shafle
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