Shafo Surname
Approximately 162 people bear this surname
Shafo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 75 | 1:1,023,767 | 46,913 |
| Pakistan | 49 | 1:3,645,794 | 27,204 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Shafo (738) may also be a first name.
Shafo Demographics
Shafo Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Shafo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shafo (Russian: Шафо) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,364,059th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The last name Shafo occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Shafo reside; 78 percent reside in South Asia and 77 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shafo is also the 302,944th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 738 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 1,023,767. In Iran it is mostly found in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 61 percent live, East Azerbaijan Province, where 27 percent live and Khuzestan Province, where 11 percent live. Excluding Iran Shafo exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Shafo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Syriac Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Shafo are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.
Shafo earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 78.45% more than the national average, earning $77,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafo in the Russian language | ||
| Шафо | safo | - |
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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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- 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 Shafo
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