Shehafah Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Shehafah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 28 | 1:201,324 | 8,427 |
| Syria | 16 | 1:1,206,314 | 7,138 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
Shehafah Demographics
Shehafah Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shehafa | 93 | 61 | / |
| Seafah | 86 | 5 | / |
| Sihafah | 80 | 122 | / |
| Sheaffa | 80 | 26 | / |
| Shaifah | 80 | 16 | / |
| Seafeah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seafa | 77 | 15 | / |
| Shajfadh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seafaith | 75 | 0 | / |
| Shafea | 71 | 2,418 | / |
| Saifah | 71 | 231 | / |
| Siafah | 71 | 193 | / |
| Shaifa | 71 | 123 | / |
| Shaufa | 71 | 111 | / |
| Seifah | 71 | 99 | / |
| Saufah | 71 | 64 | / |
| Sheefa | 71 | 33 | / |
| Syafah | 71 | 16 | / |
| Seefah | 71 | 14 | / |
| Seafay | 71 | 12 | / |
| Sihafa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sheyfa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shiafa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sehava | 71 | 2 | / |
| Seyfah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seiafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seyafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaefa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sayfah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seuafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seaffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seafas | 71 | 0 | / |
| Syafaah | 67 | 1,418 | / |
| Shafeea | 67 | 91 | / |
| Siaffah | 67 | 51 | / |
| Shoifah | 67 | 43 | / |
| Syaifah | 67 | 25 | / |
| Sahaifa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Shaufai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shahufa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Seyefah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shiaffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shiiafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheofas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaifat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shayifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shiefaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sieaffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaffea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaeffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scheifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seyafat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sihaffa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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