Shafs Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Shafs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Shafs (5) may also be a first name.
Shafs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shafs is found most in Israel. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafs? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shafs is the 8,968,613th most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Shafs occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shafs reside; 75 percent reside in West Asia and 75 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 5,493,085th most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 5 people.
Shafs is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,852,545. In Israel it is primarily concentrated in: Central District, where 67 percent live and Tel Aviv District, where 33 percent live. Beside Israel this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 25 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shafs
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