Shehafa Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Shehafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 60 | 1:882,360 | 43,917 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Shehafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shehafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shehafa is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Shehafa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shehafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,460,878th most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. Shehafa is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Shehafa are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 882,360. In Tanzania Shehafa is most frequent in: Tanga Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Shehafa occurs in one country. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shehafah | 93 | 46 | / |
| Sheaffa | 86 | 26 | / |
| Shehafi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Seafa | 83 | 15 | / |
| Shafea | 77 | 2,418 | / |
| Sheafe | 77 | 153 | / |
| Shaifa | 77 | 123 | / |
| Shaufa | 77 | 111 | / |
| Sheefa | 77 | 33 | / |
| Seafay | 77 | 12 | / |
| Seafah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sheyfa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sihafa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shiafa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sehava | 77 | 2 | / |
| Seyafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seuafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shaefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seaffa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sehafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sheafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seiafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seafas | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sheafy | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shehaffer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sheahafer | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sheafer | 71 | 296 | / |
| Sheaffe | 71 | 138 | / |
| Sihafah | 71 | 122 | / |
| Shafeea | 71 | 91 | / |
| Shaifah | 71 | 16 | / |
| Sahaifa | 71 | 16 | / |
| Shaufai | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shahufa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sihaffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shiaffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shiiafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shiefaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chehafi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaffea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaeffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scheifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seyafat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seafeah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shayifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaifat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheofas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sieaffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scheafe | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sheaffer | 67 | 5,628 | / |
| Shafe | 67 | 3,908 | / |
| Siafa | 67 | 3,442 | / |
| Seehafer | 67 | 1,282 | / |
| Saifa | 67 | 1,115 | / |
| Syafa | 67 | 174 | / |
| Saufa | 67 | 124 | / |
| Saefa | 67 | 107 | / |
| Seefa | 67 | 84 | / |
| Seifa | 67 | 75 | / |
| Seafo | 67 | 43 | / |
| Safea | 67 | 42 | / |
| Sejfa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Seofa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Seafi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sayfa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Seafe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cheeafat | 67 | 5 | / |
| Syefa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Scehafer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seahafer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shajfadh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shajuffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheaffey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shahafee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seafy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sehaphap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seafaith | 67 | 0 | / |
| Scheaffe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schaefay | 67 | 0 | / |
| Suefa | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sehaufer | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Shehafa
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