Shafni Surname
Approximately 390 people bear this surname
Shafni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Shafni (487) may also be a first name.
Shafni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shafni (Hindi: शाफनी, Russian: Шафни) is found most frequently in Sri Lanka. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shafni.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafni? popularity and diffusion
It is the 739,868th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 18,686,015 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shafni are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 385,164th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 487 people.
The last name is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 365 people, or 1 in 57,010. Other than Sri Lanka Shafni is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 4 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shahfni | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shaffni | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shafnit | 92 | 1 | / |
| Schafni | 92 | 1 | / |
| Safni | 91 | 731 | / |
| Schafnit | 86 | 12 | / |
| Shaffnit | 86 | 6 | / |
| Shafnitt | 86 | 0 | / |
| Chafni | 83 | 822 | / |
| Shafna | 83 | 116 | / |
| Shafny | 83 | 9 | / |
| Saffni | 83 | 1 | / |
| Safnui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Schafnitt | 80 | 34 | / |
| Shafner | 77 | 403 | / |
| Saufnai | 77 | 15 | / |
| Shafnaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shadfny | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shafnaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shaffna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shafnee | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shofnit | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shaffny | 77 | 0 | / |
| Schaffnitt | 75 | 4 | / |
| Jschaffnit | 75 | 2 | / |
| Schaaffnit | 75 | 0 | / |
| Safna | 73 | 720 | / |
| Sefni | 73 | 91 | / |
| Sofni | 73 | 37 | / |
| Safny | 73 | 8 | / |
| Zafni | 73 | 3 | / |
| Shaffner | 71 | 1,918 | / |
| Shafneez | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sheafner | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shafneaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shafinna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaffnez | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shahffna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shafneed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaffnit | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schafnet | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shaufner | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shaffney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Safnaj | 67 | 379 | / |
| Safner | 67 | 125 | / |
| Sofnie | 67 | 72 | / |
| Safnet | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saphni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safnaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofnis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schaffney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofnai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaiffner | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schafhner | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shefne | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schaufner | 67 | 0 | / |
| Safned | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shauffner | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schaffnet | 67 | 0 | / |
| Safney | 67 | 0 | / |
Shafni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafni in the Hindi language | ||
| शाफनी | saphani | 50 |
| शफनी | saphani | 50 |
| Shafni in the Russian language | ||
| Шафни | safni | - |
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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 Shafni
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