Shaghaf Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Maldives

Shaghaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shaghaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Maldives11:404,1727,269

Shaghaf (245) may also be a first name.

Shaghaf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shaghaf occurs most in Pakistan. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaghaf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shaghaf is the 5,213,395th most frequently used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Shaghaf is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shaghaf live; 71 percent live in South Asia and 64 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 570,604th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 245 people.

Shaghaf is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,330,486. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 75 percent are found and Punjab, where 25 percent are found. Besides Pakistan this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 21 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shagaf9213/
Saghaf929/
Shagaff866/
Chaghaf862/
Shagaft862/
Shaghab861/
Sagaf831,388/
Shaghaib8057/
Saggaf772,667/
Saghav77490/
Saghab7782/
Shagab7780/
Sagaff7764/
Ssagaf7713/
Chagaf777/
Sagafe776/
Sagaaf775/
Seagaf772/
Sagaif771/
Shagaw771/
Shegaf771/
Shagova711,233/
Shagjav7126/
Sanghav7111/
Saighav713/
Shagowa713/
Shagoof711/
Sanghaw711/
Saghaab711/
Shagouf711/
Saggaff711/
Sahagof711/
Shangav711/
Sanggaf711/
Sagaw67154/
Shaygova6790/
Segaf6781/
Sagab6735/
Sahagoff6718/
Sagav6710/
Sanghaph673/
Zagaf672/
Shaigova672/
Shahagab671/
Xagaf671/
Sagof671/
Schagova671/
Shaghobh671/
Shoghaib671/
Sahagabh671/
Sanghoff670/

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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 Shaghaf
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