Shapai Surname
Approximately 204 people bear this surname
Shapai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 158 | 1:485,965 | 29,156 |
| Kazakhstan | 19 | 1:930,658 | 56,702 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Shapai (19) may also be a first name.
Shapai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shapai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shapai (Marathi: शपाई) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shapai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,168,344th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shapai reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 78 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 19 people.
It is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 485,965. In Iran Shapai is most prevalent in: Gilan Province, where 46 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 43 percent reside and Qazvin Province, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Iran this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 9 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shapai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shapai in the Marathi language | ||
| शपाई | sapa'i | - |
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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 Shapai
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