Safa Forename
2,655th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 390,395 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Djibouti
Safa Forename User-submission:
The name Safa (Saffa) means 'purity' or 'innocence' in Arabic.
Safa Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 69% | 107,734 | 1:325 | 57 |
| Sudan | 95% | 88,249 | 1:428 | 79 |
| Egypt | 98% | 29,279 | 1:3,139 | 420 |
| Jordan | 100% | 22,267 | 1:396 | 81 |
| Syria | - | 20,309 | 1:951 | 186 |
| Yemen | - | 19,055 | 1:1,380 | 219 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 13,696 | 1:2,250 | 381 |
| Palestine | 100% | 9,534 | 1:477 | 119 |
| Iran | 63% | 9,423 | 1:8,330 | 716 |
| Morocco | 64% | 8,953 | 1:3,837 | 454 |
| Lebanon | 99% | 6,692 | 1:841 | 177 |
| Bangladesh | 93% | 5,865 | 1:27,189 | 2,812 |
| Turkey | 91% | 5,616 | 1:13,854 | 1,281 |
| Djibouti | - | 5,198 | 1:176 | 35 |
| Chad | 95% | 4,449 | 1:3,057 | 436 |
| Afghanistan | 84% | 4,215 | 1:7,740 | 910 |
| Libya | - | 3,121 | 1:1,993 | 372 |
| Pakistan | 97% | 2,890 | 1:67,252 | 3,477 |
| Azerbaijan | 60% | 2,868 | 1:3,362 | 638 |
| Somaliland | 100% | 2,672 | 1:1,311 | 230 |
| India | 84% | 2,028 | 1:599,052 | 45,734 |
| Oman | 100% | 1,920 | 1:2,140 | 318 |
| Kuwait | - | 1,909 | 1:1,983 | 282 |
| Algeria | 56% | 1,596 | 1:23,920 | 1,284 |
| Bahrain | - | 1,495 | 1:902 | 152 |
| Indonesia | 93% | 1,281 | 1:201,377 | 19,443 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1,167 | 1:6,129 | 713 |
| Tunisia | 55% | 905 | 1:748 | 150 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 858 | 1:24,241 | 3,095 |
| United States | 72% | 741 | 1:489,254 | 13,004 |
| Nigeria | 91% | 587 | 1:302,495 | 11,245 |
| Spain | 100% | 555 | 1:83,838 | 2,640 |
| England | 69% | 330 | 1:168,494 | 5,296 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 57% | 271 | 1:13,005 | 1,362 |
| Sweden | 70% | 271 | 1:36,376 | 2,122 |
| Canada | 50% | 251 | 1:132,005 | 5,988 |
| France | 99% | 229 | 1:290,263 | 4,028 |
| DR Congo | 57% | 212 | 1:348,243 | 13,378 |
| Russia | 78% | 160 | 1:901,461 | 8,046 |
| Malaysia | 89% | 137 | 1:222,262 | 12,472 |
| Niger | 95% | 128 | 1:149,875 | 4,799 |
| Netherlands | 72% | 95 | 1:177,917 | 7,067 |
| Papua New Guinea | 65% | 95 | 1:85,814 | 8,002 |
| Zimbabwe | 76% | 90 | 1:171,376 | 10,761 |
| Qatar | 97% | 89 | 1:26,625 | 3,698 |
| Thailand | 74% | 77 | 1:909,946 | 34,541 |
| Tajikistan | 67% | 76 | 1:110,196 | 3,256 |
| Germany | 65% | 58 | 1:1,666,860 | 10,489 |
| Serbia | 100% | 45 | 1:158,794 | 3,271 |
| Israel | 95% | 44 | 1:190,975 | 6,053 |
| Denmark | - | 40 | 1:141,237 | 3,600 |
| Uganda | 50% | 40 | 1:1,023,923 | 17,655 |
| Australia | - | 39 | 1:350,195 | 6,577 |
| Maldives | 100% | 36 | 1:12,053 | 601 |
| Brazil | 53% | 32 | 1:6,694,880 | 94,981 |
| Ukraine | 52% | 29 | 1:1,568,962 | 4,383 |
| South Africa | 75% | 26 | 1:2,097,410 | 61,386 |
| Kenya | - | 22 | 1:2,104,869 | 20,493 |
| Northern Cyprus | 91% | 22 | 1:14,461 | 1,379 |
| Ivory Coast | 50% | 21 | 1:1,098,854 | 31,525 |
| Austria | 50% | 17 | 1:500,835 | 4,712 |
| Benin | 56% | 17 | 1:622,108 | 18,975 |
| Finland | 73% | 15 | 1:365,546 | 4,839 |
| Venezuela | 53% | 15 | 1:2,013,460 | 35,361 |
| Belgium | 66% | 14 | 1:820,717 | 10,753 |
| Kazakhstan | 60% | 12 | 1:1,478,904 | 13,216 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 12 | 1:204,896 | 3,859 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 11 | 1:372,294 | 8,621 |
| Norway | 58% | 11 | 1:466,575 | 8,612 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 9 | 1:776,710 | 9,666 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 9 | 1:96,786 | 2,691 |
| Somalia | - | 9 | 1:1,502,874 | 3,918 |
| Wales | 100% | 9 | 1:343,812 | 5,087 |
| Cameroon | 78% | 8 | 1:2,701,313 | 52,296 |
| Croatia | 57% | 7 | 1:602,439 | 6,285 |
| Lesotho | 57% | 7 | 1:291,428 | 17,845 |
| Italy | 81% | 6 | 1:10,177,015 | 31,373 |
| Philippines | 100% | 6 | 1:17,668,246 | 211,341 |
| Scotland | 50% | 6 | 1:891,728 | 9,103 |
| Switzerland | 81% | 6 | 1:1,368,916 | 14,223 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 6 | 1:226,903 | 11,844 |
| Albania | 86% | 5 | 1:609,314 | 20,025 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 5 | 1:4,753,936 | 76,486 |
| Seychelles | - | 4 | 1:23,168 | 1,192 |
| Singapore | - | 4 | 1:1,571,764 | 18,508 |
| Turkmenistan | 100% | 4 | 1:1,368,218 | 2,487 |
| Czechia | 81% | 3 | 1:3,552,054 | 6,491 |
| Guyana | - | 3 | 1:254,421 | 14,062 |
| Kosovo | - | 3 | 1:620,480 | 13,695 |
| Mexico | 100% | 3 | 1:41,381,476 | 74,307 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 3 | 1:17,596,106 | 69,562 |
| Zambia | - | 3 | 1:5,284,931 | 37,895 |
| Ireland | - | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Armenia | - | 2 | 1:1,459,376 | 10,220 |
| China | - | 2 | 1:683,027,891 | 94,999 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Liberia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,206,030 | 27,695 |
| North Macedonia | 50% | 2 | 1:1,045,378 | 12,250 |
| Namibia | - | 2 | 1:1,202,090 | 12,702 |
| New Zealand | - | 2 | 1:2,268,022 | 12,390 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Senegal | 100% | 2 | 1:7,290,678 | 24,413 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Central African Republic | - | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,073 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Eritrea | 100% | 1 | 1:4,752,977 | 997 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Georgia | 100% | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Mali | 100% | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Peru | - | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
The alternate forms: Şafa (6,642), Safâ (4) & Safã (1) are calculated separately.
Safa (45,280) may also be a surname.
Safa Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Safa (Saffa) means 'purity' or 'innocence' in Arabic.
- syedhumaid109Safa Forename Popularity
Safa Demographics
Safa Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sample size: 11 (2016)
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Phonetically Similar Names
Safa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safa in the Russian language | ||
| Сафа | safa | - |
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