Shafyi Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Shafyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Shafyi (2) may also be a first name.
Shafyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shafyi is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafyi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,742,229th most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Shafyi is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Shafyi reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shafyi is also the 9,404,674th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 2 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria it is most common in: Niger, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 50 percent reside.
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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 Shafyi
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