Shaftullah Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Shaftullah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shaftullah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Shaftullah (30) may also be a first name.

Shaftullah Last Name Facts

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

Shaftullah is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaftullah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Shaftullah occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shaftullah are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shaftullah is also the 1,911,214th most common given name internationally. It is borne by 30 people.

The last name Shaftullah is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 16,076,592. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Kandahar, where 50 percent reside and Khost, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Afghanistan Shaftullah exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saftullah955/
Saiftullah901/
Saftulah891/
Zaftullah841/
Seftullah841/
Sabtulla7834/
Zabtullah741/
Shobtulla741/
Sabtula712,390/
Savtula711/
Saftola711/
Sabtuula671/
Sabtuila671/
Sabttula671/
Showtolla634/
Sowtula591/
Seftilia5637/
Seftilya5612/

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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 Shaftullah
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