Shafli Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Shafli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178

Shafli (29) may also be a first name.

Shafli Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shafli (Hindi: शफली) is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafli? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shafli is the 4,532,898th most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Shafli occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Shafli reside; 47 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 47 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Shafli is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used first name internationally, held by 29 people.

It is most common in Malaysia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 3,277,136. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Selangor, where 78 percent reside, Kelantan, where 11 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 11 percent reside. Beside Malaysia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Iran, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schafli9284/
Shaflei921/
Shaflai921/
Shaifli921/
Safli91248/
Schaefli8621/
Shafelli862/
Shafla83462/
Shafly8381/
Saflai8324/
Saifli8310/
Chafli839/
Shafle836/
Shefli833/
Saflii832/
Saflia831/
Saflit831/
Saflis831/
Schäfli77332/
Shafley77157/
Schafle77106/
Sayfeli7723/
Shafler7714/
Schafly779/
Safflie775/
Saeflai774/
Shaffly773/
Safilli772/
Shaflee772/
Shaflla771/
Schöfli771/
Shafleh771/
Sheflai771/
Shaefle770/
Shaffle770/
Shaufly770/
Shaefly770/
Safla731,594/
Safly7379/
Sofli7355/
Zafli7335/
Safle7315/
Sefli7311/
Shaufler71241/
Shayfler71115/
Schaefle71112/
Schaffle7137/
Shaifler7114/
Shaffler7112/
Shaffley7111/
Shayfele719/
Schaeflé711/
Shafflee711/
Shafilla711/
Schafley711/
Schaefly710/
Shafless710/
Shauffle710/
Shaufley710/
Chafle675,652/
Schaufler672,985/
Soufli67875/
Safley67841/
Saffle67682/
Siafla6792/
Safles6725/
Soffli6718/
Saifla6715/
Schaifele679/
Zaflli675/
Schaifler674/
Seflei674/
Seifli673/
Satfle673/
Saflya673/
Zaffli672/
Saflee672/
Soflai672/
Safler672/
Sahfla672/
Shauffler672/
Schaeffle672/
Schaffleu671/
Schafller671/
Schauffle671/
Shaiflett671/
Seyfli671/
Saffly671/
Soflei671/
Safled671/
Saflet671/
Shefle670/
Seafle670/
Sheaffler670/
Schaafler670/
Soflis670/

Shafli Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafli in the Hindi language
शफलीsaphali-

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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 Shafli
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