Shaqif Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Shaqif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shaqif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria1651:116,9763,502
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Shaqif (26) may also be a first name.

Shaqif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shaqif occurs most in Syria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shaqif.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaqif? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,290,735th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shaqif reside; 97 percent reside in West Asia and 97 percent reside in Levant. Shaqif is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 26 people.

The surname is most widely held in Syria, where it is carried by 165 people, or 1 in 116,976. In Syria Shaqif is most prevalent in: Homs Governorate, where 99 percent are found and Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 1 percent are found. Other than Syria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 3 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.

Shaqif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaqiff921/
Saqif91381/
Shakif83509/
Shaqib83380/
Shoqif839/
Saquif831/
Shaqiv831/
Shaquib7759/
Shaqeef7710/
Shaqefe779/
Shakhif772/
Shakiff772/
Shaquiv772/
Shaqaib771/
Shaqeib771/
Shaqqib771/
Shaqiev771/
Shahqib771/
Shakief771/
Saqib7354,740/
Sakif733,143/
Saqiv733/
Saqiw731/
Shaqueib715/
Saquib675,504/
Chakif67316/
Sokhif67207/
Shakiv67188/
Saqaib6761/
Saaqib6747/
Shakef6718/
Shokif6715/
Shoqib6710/
Sackif679/
Saqefe678/
Shaqeb676/
Sochif676/
Saqeef675/
Saqibh675/
Saqhib673/
Saqqib672/
Ssaqib672/
Sauqib671/
Shakiw671/
Saiqib671/
Shekif671/
Shacef670/

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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 Shaqif
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