Shefatu Surname
5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Shefatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
Shefatu (361) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shefaatu | 93 | 5 | / |
| Shefahatu | 88 | 5 | / |
| Saefatu | 86 | 1,989 | / |
| Shafatu | 86 | 357 | / |
| Shifatu | 86 | 42 | / |
| Seifatu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sahfatu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Seufatu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shafaatu | 80 | 2,613 | / |
| Shaafatu | 80 | 29 | / |
| Shafaitu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Shifatau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shafahtu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sefahatu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sahfaatu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shephatu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shafeatu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shifaatu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shaffatu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shaifatu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Safatu | 77 | 39 | / |
| Sifatu | 77 | 22 | / |
| Sofatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shafahatu | 75 | 42 | / |
| Shafa'atu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shafaaatu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shaafaatu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sahafaatu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Safaatu | 71 | 45 | / |
| Saafatu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Saifatu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Safaitu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Safeatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saefetu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shafetu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safhatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sifatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siphetu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siphethu | 67 | 246 | / |
| Sephethu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Safahatu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Safaatuh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hsafaatu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaphatu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safahatou | 63 | 2 | / |
| Shaphaatu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Safotu | 62 | 49 | / |
| Sifotou | 57 | 4 | / |
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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 Shefatu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis