Shanf Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Shanf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Shanf (9) may also be a first name.

Shanf Last Name Facts

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

Shanf is most common in Malaysia. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Shanf reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Shanf is also the 3,941,740th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 9 people.

Shanf is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Negeri Sembilan, where 33 percent reside, Perak, where 33 percent reside and Selangor, where 33 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent reside and India, where 25 percent reside.

Shanf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shanf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shanf last name fell 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shanf Last Name Statistics demography

Shanf earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.57% less than the national average, earning $10,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shanfe912/
Schanf912/
Shanff911/
Sanf8955/
Shahanf831/
Sanft801,236/
Shanb80661/
Shanv8012/
Sanfe8010/
Shenf804/
Shanw803/
Chanf803/
Sanff801/
Sainf801/
Shonf800/
Shanws731/
Sainfe731/
Shenvf731/
Schanb731/
Shaanw731/
Shaimf731/
Sanb67104/
Sanv6772/
Sanw6721/
Samf679/
Shainvt671/
Sonf671/
Schampf671/
Schonff670/

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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 Shanf
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