Shafta Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Shafta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Shafta (80) may also be a first name.
Shafta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafta Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shafta (Hindi: शफता, Russian: Шафта) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafta? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Shafta reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,075,395th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 80 people.
The last name Shafta is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 19,195,631. In Iran it is primarily found in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 25 percent reside, Gilan Province, where 25 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Iran Shafta exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 20 percent reside and Pakistan, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shafta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shafta in the Hindi language | ||
| शफता | saphata | 50 |
| शाफता | saphata | 33.33 |
| शफ्ता | saphta | 16.67 |
| Shafta in the Russian language | ||
| Шафта | safta | - |
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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 Shafta
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