Shafle Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Shafle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
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 is most common in Malaysia. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafle? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Shafle is primarily 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. Shafle is also the 4,548,448th most commonly used forename at a global level, held by 7 people.
This last name is most common in Malaysia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 50 percent reside, Malacca, where 25 percent reside and Terengganu, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside.
Shafle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shafle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shafle surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Shafle
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