Shanfe Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Shanfe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanfe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Shanfe (2) may also be a first name.

Shanfe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shanfe (Russian: Шанфе) is found most in Nigeria. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanfe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shanfe is the 11,742,229th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shanfe are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Shanfe is also the 9,404,674th most common given name worldwide, held by 2 people.

The surname Shanfe is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria Shanfe is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shanfer9211/
Shanfei923/
Shanfee920/
Shanfes920/
Sanfe9110/
Shanf918/
Shanfeer8618/
Sanfey83131/
Sanfer8366/
Sanfie8321/
Shanfa8318/
Shanfi8313/
Schanf832/
Sanfed831/
Sainfe831/
Sanfee831/
Sanfei831/
Shanff831/
Sanf8055/
Shaunfedt800/
Sanfeer7721/
Chanfer7711/
Sanfead778/
Shanfay775/
Shanfui774/
Chanfei772/
Shahanf771/
Sanffer771/
Shaanfi771/
Chanfee771/
Shanffi771/
Sanfest770/
Sanft731,236/
Shanb73661/
Sanfa73119/
Samfe7315/
Shanv7312/
Sanfi738/
Sanfy734/
Chanf733/
Shanw733/
Sanff731/
Sainf731/
Shonf730/
Shangeev7129/
Shanfish716/
Schamfer711/
Schonfed711/
Chanffet710/
Sanfui6718,828/
Chanfi673,807/
Sanfiz67343/
Zanfei67145/
Sainfa67115/
Schanfish6795/
Shemfe6733/
Sanfai6715/
Shamfi679/
Sajnev677/
Shenfi676/
Sanfis674/
Sianfa674/
Seanew673/
Sonfeu672/
Seanev672/
Shamfa672/
Seanfa672/
Samfer672/
Schonhfer671/
Sanffy671/
Shaimf671/
Shaanw671/
Schanb671/
Zanfea671/
Sonfeh671/
Sounfe671/
Sanfhi671/
Sanfoy671/
Schonfedd671/
Chanfy671/
Sainew671/
Shanws671/
Samfey670/

Shanfe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shanfe in the Russian language
Шанфеsanfe-

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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 Shanfe
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