Shifak Surname
Approximately 317 people bear this surname
Shifak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Shifak (42) may also be a first name.
Shifak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shifak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shifak (Hindi: शिफाक, Marathi: शिफक, Russian: Шифак) is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shifak? popularity and diffusion
It is the 858,879th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 22,989,104 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shifak live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Shifak is also the 1,566,439th most widespread given name on earth, borne by 42 people.
It is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Without taking into account Sri Lanka it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaifak | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shifakt | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sifak | 91 | 790 | / |
| Shifaq | 83 | 20 | / |
| Shifag | 83 | 16 | / |
| Sifake | 83 | 11 | / |
| Saifak | 83 | 8 | / |
| Shifok | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sifakh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jsifak | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shefak | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chaifak | 77 | 73 | / |
| Chipfak | 77 | 43 | / |
| Chuifak | 77 | 25 | / |
| Choifak | 77 | 11 | / |
| Shifaaq | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shifaag | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shaifaq | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saifack | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shufaik | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sefak | 73 | 185 | / |
| Sufak | 73 | 70 | / |
| Sifaq | 73 | 28 | / |
| Sifax | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sifok | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sifag | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sifac | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shefahak | 71 | 14 | / |
| Chaifack | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sifakova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Suphak | 67 | 140 | / |
| Siphak | 67 | 138 | / |
| Sefake | 67 | 91 | / |
| Sefack | 67 | 10 | / |
| Seffak | 67 | 9 | / |
| Suffak | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sihfaq | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shefaq | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saifaq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shaifaque | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chefak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saifag | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sephak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sifaix | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shefakova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shufaq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefakh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefaik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zifeak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seefak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saifax | 67 | 1 | / |
Shifak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shifak in the Marathi language | ||
| शिफक | siphaka | 66.67 |
| शीफाक | siphaka | 33.33 |
| Shifak in the Hindi language | ||
| शिफाक | siphaka | 55.56 |
| शिफक | siphaka | 44.44 |
| Shifak in the Russian language | ||
| Шифак | sifak | - |
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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 Shifak
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