Shafquat Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Qatar

Shafquat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafquat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1221:1,464,29416,074
United States151:24,163,929685,360
India121:63,922,115578,870
England111:5,065,278148,650
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Shafquat (5,688) may also be a first name.

Shafquat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shafquat (Hindi: शफकत, Oriya: ସଫକତ) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafquat? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,214,709th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Shafquat are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 68 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 88,641st most common first name throughout the world, borne by 5,688 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 1,464,294. In Pakistan Shafquat is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 53 percent live, Punjab, where 23 percent live and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 11 percent live. Other than Pakistan this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Shafquat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shafquat last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Shafquat earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 57.92% more than the national average, earning $68,139 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shafqat9325,061/
Safquat932/
Shafqaat88152/
Shahfqat8833/
Shafqath887/
Shaffqat887/
Shafqatt883/
Sahafqat883/
Shafqaut882/
Shhafqat881/
Shaafqat881/
Shefquat881/
Shafkuat881/
Safqat8656/
Shafqa8626/
Shahffqat821/
Shshafqat821/
Shafkat80509/
Shafqaz8066/
Sahfqat8025/
Shawqat8023/
Shafqah805/
Saafqat802/
Shefqat802/
Shafhqa801/
Sgafqat801/
Safqa771/
Shaafkat751/
Shafquei751/
Showquat751/
Shafkath751/
Safkat71568/
Shabqa7114/
Sabqat717/
Safqai714/
Shafka713/
Shafkkath711/
Shawkat6724,727/
Shavkat671,162/
Schafka6729/
Shafkou678/
Shafkau676/
Shawcat676/
Shawqah674/
Shefkat673/
Shafkatova673/
Sahfkat671/

Shafquat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafquat in the Hindi language
शफकतsaphakata-
Shafquat in the Oriya language
ସଫକତsaphakata33.33
ସଆଫାକତsa'aphakata33.33
ଶଫକତsaphakata33.33

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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 Shafquat
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