Shapha Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Shapha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Shapha (101) may also be a first name.
Shapha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shapha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shapha is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shapha? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shapha live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 45 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 940,641st most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 101 people.
The surname Shapha is most widespread in Liberia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 881,707. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 100 percent are found. Not including Liberia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 36 percent are found and Nigeria, where 18 percent are found.
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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 Shapha
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