Shefat Surname
Approximately 1,988 people bear this surname
Shefat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1,983 | 1:80,361 | 3,747 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Shefat (3,729) may also be a first name.
Shefat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shefat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shefat (Hindi: शेफात, Marathi: शेफट, Russian: Шефат) is borne by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shefat? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 208,113th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,665,768 people. Shefat is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shefat reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shefat is also the 115,310th most commonly occurring given name world-wide It is held by 3,729 people.
It is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 1,983 people, or 1 in 80,361. Outside of Bangladesh this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 0 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shefat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shefat in the Hindi language | ||
| शेफात | sephata | 75 |
| शॅफात | sephata | 16.67 |
| शेफत | sephata | 8.33 |
| Shefat in the Marathi language | ||
| शेफट | sephata | 66.67 |
| शेफात | sephata | 33.33 |
| Shefat in the Russian language | ||
| Шефат | sefat | - |
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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 Shefat
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