Shanfa Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Shanfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Shanfa (8,008) may also be a first name.
Shanfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shanfa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shanfa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanfa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,649,889th most frequent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Shanfa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Shanfa live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 71,038th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 8,008 people.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Shanfa is primarily concentrated in: Taraba, where 94 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in China, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanfay | 92 | 5 | / |
| Shanfad | 92 | 2 | / |
| Shanfaz | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sanfa | 91 | 119 | / |
| Shanfath | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sainfa | 83 | 115 | / |
| Sanfaz | 83 | 38 | / |
| Sanfai | 83 | 15 | / |
| Shanfi | 83 | 13 | / |
| Chanfa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Sianfa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sanfat | 83 | 3 | / |
| Shanfe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Shamfa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sanfah | 83 | 2 | / |
| Seanfa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sanfau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chanfai | 77 | 118 | / |
| Shanfer | 77 | 11 | / |
| Sanfaat | 77 | 10 | / |
| Sanfead | 77 | 8 | / |
| Shanfui | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shanfei | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shahnva | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sainfat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chanfat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sahanva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shaanfi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chanfah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shanffi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shanfee | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shanfes | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sanfo | 73 | 58,227 | / |
| Sonfa | 73 | 43 | / |
| Zanfa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Sanfe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Sanfi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Samfa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sanfy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shanfeer | 71 | 18 | / |
| Shanfish | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chanfays | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shanfous | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sanfui | 67 | 18,828 | / |
| Chanfi | 67 | 3,807 | / |
| Sanfiz | 67 | 343 | / |
| Sanfey | 67 | 131 | / |
| Schanfish | 67 | 95 | / |
| Sanfer | 67 | 66 | / |
| Shonfo | 67 | 64 | / |
| Samfaß | 67 | 35 | / |
| Sanfou | 67 | 31 | / |
| Suonfa | 67 | 31 | / |
| Sanfie | 67 | 21 | / |
| Samfat | 67 | 16 | / |
| Shamfi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sanfod | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sanfoo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chanfo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chamfa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sanfis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Samfay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sanffo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sanfhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanffy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanfei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanvah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanfed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chanfy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seanfo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sannfo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samfas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanfoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanfoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samfai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonfah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanfee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sainfo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zanfea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sainfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssanfo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sounfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sohnfo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanfos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonfai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaunfedt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sanfop | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Shanfa
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