Shaphu Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Shaphu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
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 carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shaphu.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaphu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname 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 numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 15 people.
This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaphu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaphu in the Hindi language | ||
| शफू | saphu | 66.67 |
| साफू | saphu | 16.67 |
| शफु | saphu | 16.67 |
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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 Shaphu
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