Shoufa Surname
Approximately 211 people bear this surname
Shoufa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 188 | 1:24,196 | 3,557 |
| Yemen | 8 | 1:3,303,162 | 16,088 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Shoufa (13,820) may also be a first name.
Shoufa Demographics
Shoufa Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Shoufa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shoufa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shoufa has its highest incidence in Palestine. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shoufa? popularity and diffusion
Shoufa is the 1,140,742nd most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shoufa are found; 95 percent are found in West Asia and 91 percent are found in Levant. Shoufa is also the 49,082nd most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 13,820 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Palestine, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 24,196. In Palestine it is most prevalent in: Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, where 99 percent are found, Jericho Governorate, where 1 percent are found and Jerusalem Governorate, where 1 percent are found. Other than Palestine Shoufa exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 4 percent are found and China, where 3 percent are found.
Shoufa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.
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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 Shoufa
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