Shoufani Surname
Approximately 897 people bear this surname
Shoufani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 452 | 1:12,471 | 1,780 |
| Israel | 362 | 1:23,640 | 3,486 |
| Jordan | 32 | 1:276,326 | 10,740 |
| Palestine | 18 | 1:252,714 | 10,113 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Shoufani Demographics
Shoufani Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Shoufani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shoufani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shoufani (Arabic: شوفاني) is carried by more people in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shoufani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 393,872nd most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,124,354 people. Shoufani occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Shoufani live; 97 percent live in West Asia and 56 percent live in Levant.
It is most commonly held in Lebanon, where it is held by 452 people, or 1 in 12,471. In Lebanon it is mostly found in: Nabatiye Governorate, where 57 percent live, Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 31 percent live and Beirut Governorate, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Lebanon Shoufani is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 40 percent live and Jordan, where 4 percent live.
Shoufani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Shoufani surname is primarily Maronite (98%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shoufani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shoufani in the Arabic language | ||
| شوفاني | shwfany | - |
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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 Shoufani
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