Shafqat Surname

21,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Shafqat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafqat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan23,3011:7,667628
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
United Arab Emirates2091:43,8394,438
England1501:371,45426,286
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Qatar661:35,7273,681
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
India501:15,341,308250,737
Canada441:837,40065,151
Spain411:1,140,29440,056
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Greece151:738,65380,079
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Oman41:921,9937,313
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China21:683,660,78330,601
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Shafqat (158,785) may also be a first name.

Shafqat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shafqat (Hindi: शफकत, Marathi: शफाकात) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shafqat click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafqat? popularity and diffusion

It is the 21,718th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 290,792 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shafqat live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shafqat is also the 6,619th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 158,785 people.

It is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 23,301 people, or 1 in 7,667. In Pakistan Shafqat is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 73 percent live, Sindh, where 10 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 10 percent live. Besides Pakistan this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent live and Bangladesh, where 1 percent live.

Shafqat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shafqat last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Shafqat earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 18.32% more than the national average, earning $51,052 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.08% less than the national average, earning $41,195 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shafquat93193/
Shafqaat93152/
Shahfqat9333/
Shaffqat937/
Shafqath937/
Sahafqat933/
Shafqatt933/
Shafqaut932/
Shaafqat931/
Shhafqat931/
Safqat9256/
Shafqa9226/
Shahffqat881/
Shshafqat881/
Shafkat86509/
Shafqaz8666/
Sahfqat8625/
Shawqat8623/
Shafqah865/
Safquat862/
Shefqat862/
Saafqat862/
Sgafqat861/
Shafhqa861/
Safqa831/
Shaafkat801/
Shafkath801/
Shefquat801/
Safkat77568/
Shabqa7714/
Sabqat777/
Safqai774/
Shafka773/
Shafkkath751/
Shawkat7124,727/
Shavkat711,162/
Schafka7129/
Shafkau716/
Shawcat716/
Shawqah714/
Shefkat713/
Shafkatova713/
Sahfkat711/
Safca67343/
Safka67253/
Shawkath6717/
Schaffka6717/
Sabqa6715/
Shafkhatova678/
Shavkhat672/
Shafqood671/
Çafqa671/
Zafqa671/
Schawkat671/
Showquat671/
Shafquei671/
Shavkath671/
Shaphkat671/
Shaifkha671/
Shafcott670/

Shafqat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafqat in the Hindi language
शफकतsaphakata76.92
शफक़तsaphaqata11.54
शफाकतsaphakata3.85
शफ़क़तsafaqata3.85
शाफ़्क़तsafqata1.92
Shafqat in the Marathi language
शफाकातsaphakata25
शफवतsaphavata25
शफकतsaphakata25
शफ़कतsafakata25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shafqat
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