The surname Shafiq
An Arabic surname, carried by 543 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex S120
Origin
Arabic origin
Borrowed from Arabic شفيق (shafīq, “compassionate”); this surname is predominantly found in Pakistan.
One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 543 people named Shafiq in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 568,592 Americans. That is up 99% since 2000, when the Census counted 273.
Who is named Shafiq
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
87% of people named Shafiq identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 5.7% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.0% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 87%
- White (not Hispanic) 5.7%
- Two or more races 4.0%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
- Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Other Arabic surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Shafiq come from?
- Borrowed from Arabic شفيق (shafīq, “compassionate”); this surname is predominantly found in Pakistan.
- How common is the surname Shafiq?
- 543 people in the United States had the surname Shafiq in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 568,592 Americans. It ranked 40,313th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Shafiq?
- In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Shafiq identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 5.7% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Shafiq getting more or less common?
- More common. 273 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 543 in 2010, up 99%.