Shefkat Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Shefkat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shefkat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Shefkat (95) may also be a first name.

Shefkat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shefkat is most common in Bulgaria. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shefkat? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Shefkat are found; 67 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Shefkat is also the 974,243rd most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 95 people.

The last name is most widespread in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 3,489,452. In Bulgaria Shefkat is most common in: Veliko Tarnovo Province, where 50 percent reside and Yambol Province, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Bulgaria it is found in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shafkat86509/
Shefqat862/
Sahfkat861/
Shifkat861/
Shefkatova8214/
Shaafkat801/
Shafkath801/
Shefquat801/
Safkat77568/
Sevkat771/
Shafkkath751/
Shafqat7125,061/
Shawkat7124,727/
Showkat715,603/
Sahfqat7125/
Shevkatova718/
Shifqat712/
Shefkadova712/
Showkath67215/
Shafquat67193/
Shafqaat67152/
Shahfqat6733/
Shawkath6717/
Shaffqat677/
Shafqath677/
Sahafqat673/
Shafqatt673/
Shafqaut672/
Showkhat672/
Shaafqat671/
Schawkat671/
Shavkath671/
Shaphkat671/
Shifquat671/
Shhafqat671/

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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 Shefkat
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