Shaifah Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Shaifah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Shaifah (79) may also be a first name.
Shaifah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaifah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shaifah occurs most in Tunisia. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaifah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shaifah is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Shaifah are found; 56 percent are found in North Africa and 56 percent are found in Mahgreb. Shaifah is also the 1,083,225th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 79 people.
It is most commonly held in Tunisia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 67,847. Outside of Tunisia Shaifah exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 25 percent are found and Iraq, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Shaifah
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