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
Shapai (Marathi: शपाई) is most common in Iran. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shapai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,168,344th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shapai reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 78 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shapai is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 19 people.
It is most widely held in Iran, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 485,965. In Iran Shapai is most common in: Gilan Province, where 46 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 43 percent are found and Qazvin Province, where 5 percent are found. Barring Iran Shapai exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 9 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.
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
- 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 Shapai
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