Abu Safa Surname
Approximately 298 people bear this surname
Abu Safa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 148 | 1:30,735 | 4,063 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
Abu Safa (130) may also be a first name.
Abu Safa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Safa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abu Safa is more frequently found in Palestine than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Abu Safa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Safa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 897,852nd most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 24,454,852 people. Abu Safa occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Abu Safa live; 57 percent live in West Asia and 50 percent live in Levant. It is also the 814,623rd most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 130 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Palestine, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 30,735. In Palestine it is most common in: Tulkarm Governorate, where 54 percent live, Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, where 30 percent live and Jenin Governorate, where 15 percent live. Apart from Palestine this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 41 percent live and Israel, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Safaa | 94 | 122 | / |
| Abu Shafa | 94 | 13 | / |
| Abou Safa | 94 | 3 | / |
| Abu Saifa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shafea | 89 | 122 | / |
| Abu Shafah | 89 | 9 | / |
| Abu Shafaa | 89 | 9 | / |
| Abu Safi | 88 | 658 | / |
| Abu-Safa | 88 | 6 | / |
| Abu-Safat | 82 | 2 | / |
| Abu Seyfa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abu Soufa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shafi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abu Saife | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abu Safieh | 78 | 2,473 | / |
| Abu Shafei | 78 | 215 | / |
| Abu Shafie | 78 | 10 | / |
| Abu Shafii | 78 | 2 | / |
| Abu Shafee | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Safi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Safe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shaufip | 74 | 1 | / |
| Abou-Safi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Abu Sofeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Safieh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Abou Seyfou | 63 | 1 | / |
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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 Abu Safa
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