Shefai Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Shefai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Shefai (14) may also be a first name.
Shefai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shefai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shefai (Bengali: শেফাই) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shefai? popularity and diffusion
Shefai is the 5,057,639th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Shefai live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 14 people.
The surname Shefai is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 8,531,392. In Iran Shefai is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 100 percent reside. Barring Iran Shefai is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 27 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shefai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shefai in the Bengali language | ||
| শেফাই | sepha'i | - |
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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 Shefai
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