Shehafah Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Shehafah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shehafah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon281:201,3248,427
Syria161:1,206,3147,138
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633

Shehafah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shehafah is found in Lebanon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shehafah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,876,555th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname Shehafah occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shehafah live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 96 percent live in Levant.

The surname is most commonly held in Lebanon, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 201,324. In Lebanon Shehafah is mostly found in: Beirut Governorate, where 57 percent reside, Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 32 percent reside and Nabatiye Governorate, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Lebanon Shehafah exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 35 percent reside and Yemen, where 4 percent reside.

Shehafah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Shehafah surname is chiefly Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shehafa9361/
Seafah865/
Sihafah80122/
Sheaffa8026/
Shaifah8016/
Seafeah801/
Seafa7715/
Shajfadh751/
Seafaith750/
Shafea712,418/
Saifah71231/
Siafah71193/
Shaifa71123/
Shaufa71111/
Seifah7199/
Saufah7164/
Sheefa7133/
Syafah7116/
Seefah7114/
Seafay7112/
Sihafa713/
Sheyfa713/
Shiafa712/
Sehava712/
Seyfah711/
Seiafa711/
Seyafa711/
Shaefa711/
Sayfah711/
Seuafa711/
Seaffa711/
Seafas710/
Syafaah671,418/
Shafeea6791/
Siaffah6751/
Shoifah6743/
Syaifah6725/
Sahaifa6716/
Shaufai676/
Shahufa676/
Seyefah672/
Shiaffa671/
Shiiafa671/
Sheofas671/
Shaifat671/
Shayifa671/
Shiefaa671/
Sieaffa671/
Shaffea671/
Shaeffa671/
Scheifa671/
Seyafat671/
Sihaffa671/

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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 Shehafah
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