Shifai Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Shifai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 82 | 1:392,112 | 5,551 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Shifai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shifai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shifai (Bengali: শিফই) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shifai.
How Common Is The Last Name Shifai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,428,594th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Shifai live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 58 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
The last name is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 392,112. In Afghanistan it is primarily concentrated in: Takhar, where 28 percent reside, Ghazni, where 27 percent reside and Kabul, where 26 percent reside. Aside from Afghanistan this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 31 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shifai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shifai in the Bengali language | ||
| শিফই | sipha'i | - |
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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 Shifai
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