Shafuan Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Shafuan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shafuan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia541:546,18926,882
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Shafuan (98) may also be a first name.

Shafuan Last Name Facts

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

Shafuan (Hindi: शफुअन) is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafuan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,605,694th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shafuan are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Shafuan is also the 956,749th most common first name at a global level, borne by 98 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 546,189. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Pahang, where 33 percent are found, Kuala Lumpur, where 19 percent are found and Kelantan, where 17 percent are found. Besides Malaysia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shahfuan935/
Shaufuan931/
Shafuaan931/
Safuan921,948/
Shafwan86117/
Saffuan86107/
Shofuan8660/
Sjafuan8652/
Safuaan864/
Shabuan861/
Saifuan861/
Saufuan861/
Safwuan861/
Sauffuan801/
Sahafwan801/
Shahbuan801/
Shefuhan801/
Safwan7711,730/
Sofuan77364/
Sabuan77345/
Zafuan7732/
Safuanova751,131/
Shabban713,466/
Shofwan711,044/
Safwaan71232/
Safwane71171/
Soffuan7144/
Soufuan7119/
Sjafwan7114/
Zaffuan7114/
Shawvan7111/
Shavvan7111/
Shabvan715/
Sewhuan713/
Shavwan713/
Sahfwan712/
Safuaam711/
Saffwan711/
Saffuam711/
Safwann711/
Chafwan711/
Sophuang67166/
Saphuang6776/
Shoufwan6724/
Shaabban673/
Shawbaan672/
Chauvvan672/
Saephuan671/
Shawvand671/
Shabbain671/
Safwancc671/
Saiphuan671/

Shafuan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafuan in the Hindi language
शफुअनsaphu'ana-

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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 Shafuan
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