Shafu Surname
Approximately 254 people bear this surname
Shafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 172 | 1:1,029,900 | 43,269 |
| Zambia | 46 | 1:344,564 | 18,269 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Shafu (550) may also be a first name.
Shafu Demographics
Shafu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Shafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shafu is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,003,904th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 28,691,126 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Shafu are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 68 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 359,069th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 550 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 1,029,900. In Nigeria Shafu is most prevalent in: Borno, where 56 percent reside, Kebbi, where 12 percent reside and Zamfara, where 8 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 18 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.
Shafu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.
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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 Shafu
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