Shapia Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Shapia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
Shapia (68) may also be a first name.
Shapia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shapia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shapia (Georgian: შაფია, Hindi: शपिफया) is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shapia? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Shapia live; 52 percent live in South Asia and 38 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,181,159th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 68 people.
This last name is most common in Malaysia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 3,686,778. In Malaysia Shapia is most numerous in: Terengganu, where 88 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia Shapia exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shapia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shapia in the Georgian language | ||
| შაფია | shapia | - |
| Shapia in the Hindi language | ||
| शपिफया | sapiphaya | - |
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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 Shapia
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