Shaifan Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Shaifan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 123 | 1:214,840 | 8,867 |
| Jordan | 39 | 1:226,729 | 9,930 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
Shaifan (137) may also be a first name.
Shaifan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaifan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shaifan (Hindi: शैफान) has its highest incidence in Yemen. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shaifan.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaifan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,333,288th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shaifan reside; 96 percent reside in West Asia and 73 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 790,880th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 137 people.
The surname Shaifan is most widely held in Yemen, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 214,840. In Yemen Shaifan is mostly concentrated in: Lahij Governorate, where 100 percent live. Excluding Yemen Shaifan occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 23 percent live and Pakistan, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaifan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaifan in the Hindi language | ||
| शैफान | saiphana | 53.33 |
| शैफन | saiphana | 46.67 |
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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 Shaifan
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