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

Shefkat is found in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shefkat? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Shefkat occurs mostly 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 commonly held forename in the world, borne by 95 people.

The surname Shefkat is most commonly occurring in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 3,489,452. In Bulgaria it is most frequent in: Veliko Tarnovo Province, where 50 percent are found and Yambol Province, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Bulgaria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 33 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Shefkat
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