Safia Forename
2,052nd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 492,938 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Djibouti
Safia Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 100% | 88,863 | 1:2,187 | 386 |
| Algeria | 99% | 81,193 | 1:470 | 99 |
| Afghanistan | 99% | 42,365 | 1:770 | 140 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 31,618 | 1:5,043 | 701 |
| Niger | 97% | 25,058 | 1:766 | 155 |
| Chad | 99% | 24,715 | 1:550 | 64 |
| India | 100% | 18,811 | 1:64,583 | 8,412 |
| Iraq | 100% | 17,511 | 1:2,000 | 388 |
| Somalia | - | 17,033 | 1:794 | 135 |
| Morocco | 100% | 16,542 | 1:2,076 | 303 |
| Sudan | 100% | 16,063 | 1:2,354 | 437 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 13,900 | 1:12,774 | 1,546 |
| Egypt | 100% | 11,950 | 1:7,690 | 791 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 11,525 | 1:4,580 | 763 |
| Kenya | - | 9,152 | 1:5,060 | 794 |
| Yemen | - | 7,693 | 1:3,418 | 412 |
| Benin | 100% | 6,681 | 1:1,583 | 372 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 5,068 | 1:1,411 | 158 |
| Syria | - | 4,674 | 1:4,131 | 539 |
| Somaliland | 100% | 4,301 | 1:814 | 166 |
| Uganda | 100% | 3,782 | 1:10,829 | 1,068 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 3,202 | 1:80,563 | 9,429 |
| Ghana | 100% | 3,146 | 1:8,578 | 876 |
| France | 100% | 2,580 | 1:25,764 | 1,059 |
| Djibouti | - | 2,414 | 1:379 | 87 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 2,372 | 1:7,749 | 888 |
| Oman | 100% | 2,184 | 1:1,881 | 287 |
| England | 100% | 2,076 | 1:26,784 | 1,525 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,865 | 1:16,521 | 2,245 |
| Libya | - | 1,836 | 1:3,389 | 568 |
| United States | 100% | 1,358 | 1:266,964 | 8,646 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 1,156 | 1:84,395 | 6,393 |
| Mali | 100% | 884 | 1:19,206 | 1,374 |
| Spain | 100% | 854 | 1:54,485 | 2,108 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 839 | 1:9,982 | 1,040 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 740 | 1:29,203 | 2,259 |
| Palestine | 100% | 634 | 1:7,177 | 739 |
| Canada | - | 489 | 1:67,757 | 4,009 |
| South Africa | 100% | 462 | 1:118,036 | 9,051 |
| Turkey | 100% | 459 | 1:169,503 | 4,109 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 425 | 1:13,241 | 1,235 |
| Russia | 99% | 332 | 1:434,439 | 5,004 |
| Togo | - | 330 | 1:21,937 | 3,753 |
| Qatar | 77% | 284 | 1:8,344 | 1,353 |
| Malaysia | 90% | 282 | 1:107,979 | 7,424 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 252 | 1:16,251 | 1,242 |
| Sweden | 100% | 247 | 1:39,911 | 2,258 |
| Tunisia | 100% | 247 | 1:2,740 | 478 |
| Philippines | 98% | 246 | 1:430,933 | 15,065 |
| DR Congo | 94% | 233 | 1:316,857 | 12,497 |
| Belgium | 100% | 215 | 1:53,442 | 2,535 |
| Iran | 100% | 182 | 1:431,301 | 5,596 |
| Thailand | 100% | 159 | 1:440,665 | 21,853 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 155 | 1:198,622 | 4,583 |
| Kuwait | - | 142 | 1:26,657 | 2,664 |
| Norway | 100% | 105 | 1:48,879 | 2,041 |
| Senegal | 98% | 87 | 1:167,602 | 3,697 |
| Israel | 69% | 82 | 1:102,475 | 4,403 |
| Scotland | 100% | 80 | 1:66,880 | 1,862 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 76 | 1:222,396 | 7,994 |
| Denmark | - | 62 | 1:91,121 | 2,722 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 60 | 1:384,599 | 15,619 |
| Bahrain | - | 59 | 1:22,859 | 3,234 |
| Brazil | 100% | 58 | 1:3,693,727 | 63,766 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 55 | 1:322,670 | 5,825 |
| Australia | - | 38 | 1:359,411 | 6,666 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 34 | 1:40,042 | 3,857 |
| Finland | 100% | 27 | 1:203,081 | 3,450 |
| Italy | 100% | 27 | 1:2,261,559 | 15,068 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 27 | 1:304,204 | 5,947 |
| Wales | 100% | 26 | 1:119,012 | 2,694 |
| Madagascar | - | 25 | 1:945,176 | 2,170 |
| Germany | 100% | 24 | 1:4,028,245 | 17,729 |
| Czechia | - | 22 | 1:484,371 | 2,465 |
| Belarus | 100% | 17 | 1:557,787 | 3,467 |
| New Zealand | - | 17 | 1:266,826 | 8,395 |
| Liberia | 100% | 14 | 1:315,147 | 9,860 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 13 | 1:20,782 | 1,589 |
| Guyana | 100% | 10 | 1:76,326 | 6,296 |
| China | - | 9 | 1:151,783,976 | 66,907 |
| Singapore | - | 7 | 1:898,151 | 14,197 |
| Jordan | 98% | 6 | 1:1,471,129 | 7,316 |
| Mauritius | - | 6 | 1:216,297 | 4,288 |
| Guinea | 100% | 5 | 1:2,371,729 | 4,683 |
| Moldova | 100% | 5 | 1:712,228 | 3,885 |
| Albania | 100% | 4 | 1:761,642 | 22,793 |
| Burundi | - | 4 | 1:2,476,640 | 1,357 |
| French Polynesia | - | 4 | 1:69,476 | 2,352 |
| Gabon | 100% | 4 | 1:470,834 | 2,822 |
| Zambia | - | 4 | 1:3,963,698 | 31,018 |
| Argentina | 100% | 3 | 1:14,257,748 | 23,489 |
| Armenia | 100% | 3 | 1:972,918 | 8,284 |
| Georgia | 100% | 3 | 1:1,246,155 | 15,822 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 3 | 1:1,991,092 | 30,660 |
| Peru | 100% | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Greece | - | 2 | 1:5,467,274 | 17,678 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Jamaica | - | 2 | 1:1,441,614 | 15,741 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Austria | 100% | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 1 | 1:1,137,689 | 1,044 |
| Eritrea | 100% | 1 | 1:4,752,977 | 997 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Gambia | - | 1 | 1:1,926,596 | 1,391 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Mexico | 100% | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Suriname | 100% | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
The alternate forms: Safía (3) & Şafia (1) are calculated separately.
Safia (17,245) may also be a surname.
Safia Forename Popularity
Safia Demographics
Safia Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 225 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
Safia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safia in the Russian language | ||
| Сафиа | safia | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- 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 Safia