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

The surname Shafuan (Hindi: शफुअन) has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafuan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,605,694th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. This surname is primarily 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. It is also the 956,749th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 98 people.

This surname is most common in Malaysia, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 546,189. In Malaysia Shafuan is primarily found in: Pahang, where 33 percent are found, Kuala Lumpur, where 19 percent are found and Kelantan, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Malaysia Shafuan exists 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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