Shefan Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Shefan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shefan (47) may also be a first name.
Shefan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shefan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shefan (Bengali: শেফন, Hindi: शेफान, Marathi: शेफन, Russian: Шефан) is most common in Qatar. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shefan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,532,898th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Shefan are found; 47 percent are found in West Asia and 47 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Shefan is also the 1,467,136th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 47 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Qatar, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 262,000. Excluding Qatar it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 21 percent are found and Transnistria, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shefan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shefan in the Bengali language | ||
| শেফন | sephana | - |
| Shefan in the Hindi language | ||
| शेफान | sephana | - |
| Shefan in the Marathi language | ||
| शेफन | sephana | 50 |
| शेफान | sephana | 50 |
| Shefan in the Russian language | ||
| Шефан | sefan | - |
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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 Shefan
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