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
Shapha has its highest incidence in Liberia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shapha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,812,366th most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Shapha is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shapha reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Shapha is also the 940,641st most common first name in the world. It is borne by 101 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 881,707. In Liberia it is most common in: Montserrado County, where 100 percent live. Besides Liberia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 36 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 percent live.
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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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