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 last name Shaifah occurs more in Tunisia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaifah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Shaifah live; 56 percent live in North Africa and 56 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,083,225th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 79 people.
It is most commonly held in Tunisia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 67,847. Beside Tunisia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 25 percent live and Iraq, where 6 percent live.
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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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