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 surname Shaifan (Hindi: शैफान) occurs more in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shaifan.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaifan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shaifan is the 1,333,288th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. Shaifan is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shaifan are found; 96 percent are found in West Asia and 73 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Shaifan is also the 790,880th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 137 people.
The surname Shaifan is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 214,840. In Yemen Shaifan is most frequent in: Lahij Governorate, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Yemen Shaifan exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 23 percent reside and Pakistan, where 2 percent reside.
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
- 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 Shaifan
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