Shaphu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Shaphu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shaphu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Shaphu (15) may also be a first name.

Shaphu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shaphu (Hindi: शफू) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaphu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Shaphu are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Shaphu is also the 2,900,335th most widely held forename globally, borne by 15 people.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. Beside South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaphuy921/
Shaiphu921/
Saphu91352/
Shapu91235/
Saephu836,591/
Shaspu831,411/
Sahapu83800/
Saphou83256/
Saiphu83174/
Saphui83133/
Shapui8391/
Saphut8330/
Shaput8314/
Shaipu8314/
Chaphu8314/
Shappu8311/
Seaphu838/
Shapau832/
Shapou832/
Shsapu831/
Shapuh831/
Shapuu831/
Shaapu831/
Saphau831/
Shophu831/
Shapeu831/
Shapus831/
Xhaphu831/
Satphu831/
Sapu804,110/
Schaphaus807/
Schauphut801/
Saiphut77158/
Saephui7792/
Shashpu7774/
Chaiphu7763/
Seaphus7728/
Saiphud7721/
Shaapuu7719/
Shafahu776/
Sapphud773/
Saiphou772/
Sahapau772/
Shefahu772/
Saiphui772/
Chauphu771/
Schaput771/
Shaipui771/
Shapooh771/
Shadpou771/
Sephahu771/
Saphuha771/
Shahfud771/
Shaipud771/
Schaaphaus7512/
Sapui734,382/
Saput733,204/
Chapu732,506/
Sapuy73760/
Sephu73579/
Sapau73376/
Siapu73335/
Saipu73271/
Sapuh73270/
Saepu73262/
Shafu73254/
Sapeu73229/
Szapu73135/
Sappu7397/
Sapud7380/
Sapou7352/
Sapus7337/
Saspu7323/
Saypu7317/
Sapuz7315/
Saapu7311/
Sapup7310/
Sophu739/
Sohpu738/
Seapu736/
Shopu735/
Shepu735/
Sadpu734/
Zaphu734/
Ssapu732/
Sabpu731/
Saupu731/
Sapfu731/
Satpu731/
Sapuu731/
Sahpu731/
Chaiphut71542/
Schapuis7137/
Shahpous7113/
Schapuiz715/
Saphouht712/
Schappau711/
Cheapheu711/
Shahafuj711/
Shadpush711/
Shahpush711/
Shophaus711/
Chaiphui711/
Saphoult711/
Schapaux710/
Chaput6712,761/
Chapus671,941/
Shahpoush671,168/
Chapuy67942/
Sepheu67572/
Shafau67322/
Chapuz67257/
Chapou67191/
Chapui67185/
Sophus67174/
Chapau67152/
Schophuis67151/
Saeppu67117/
Shapoo67109/
Chappu6787/
Sapuiz6778/
Sapuis6774/
Shaifu6749/
Chapeu6745/
Schepu6744/
Chaipu6743/
Shaffu6736/
Saiput6733/
Shapauova6732/
Shafeu6726/
Seiphu6725/
Shafou6725/
Schafhaus6724/
Sahupu6722/
Saipud6721/
Saepui6720/
Shafui6719/
Satput6718/
Shefau6717/
Chhapu6716/
Saphoo6713/
Chaapu6711/
Chaupu6710/
Sapooh679/
Shafut677/
Safahu677/
Saupui677/
Sadpou675/
Siapau674/
Sappou674/
Saidpu674/
Shapoe673/
Saypui673/
Safhui673/
Siapou673/
Sahafu672/
Schopu672/
Sophou672/
Sheepu672/
Sapgou672/
Chapuh672/
Chapud672/
Chophu672/
Seapou672/
Saapui671/
Saaipu671/
Savahu671/
Satpuj671/
Sashpu671/
Chapup671/
Chaspu671/
Zaphau671/
Shodpu671/
Seapus671/
Seaspu671/
Sephuu671/
Shayfu671/
Shafus671/
Shefhu671/
Shaafu671/
Shehfu671/
Sopheu671/
Shaufu671/
Sahpeu671/
Sahpuy671/
Saadpu671/
Sapouh671/
Sapous671/
Sapaut671/
Schophuus671/
Schophuys671/
Sephau671/
Saipuz671/
Sayput671/
Sappau671/
Saepuu671/
Sabpud671/
Sophui671/
Cheapu671/

Shaphu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shaphu in the Hindi language
शफूsaphu66.67
साफूsaphu16.67
शफुsaphu16.67

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Shaphu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis