Saafiya Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Maldives

Saafiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saafiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Saafiya (128) may also be a first name.

Saafiya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Saafiya Come From? nationality or country of origin

Saafiya (Hindi: साफिया, Marathi: सैाफीया) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saafiya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Saafiya is the 6,360,413th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Saafiya are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 44 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Saafiya is also the 821,896th most common first name in the world, borne by 128 people.

This surname is most widespread in India, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India Saafiya is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 75 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 25 percent are found. Excluding India this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Maldives, where 22 percent are found and Nigeria, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saafiyah9312/
Shaafiya932/
Safiya9228,796/
Sahafiyah881/
Safiyah86766/
Shafiya86375/
Safiyat86115/
Saufiya8616/
Saffiya8614/
Saifiya8611/
Safhiya864/
Safiyad862/
Safiyas861/
Sjafiya861/
Sayfiya861/
Sahfiya861/
Shafiyah8046/
Saifiyah8020/
Shafiyat8020/
Saufiyah8016/
Sathfiya805/
Saffiyah803/
Saafyiah801/
Shaufiya801/
Shaifiya801/
Shahfiya801/
Saafieah801/
Shaffiya801/
Shafieya801/
Sofiya7739,799/
Sefiya773,306/
Safaya77777/
Jafiya77353/
Safiyo77115/
Safija7782/
Safiyi7730/
Safiye7725/
Safeya7721/
Safaia7714/
Safiey7713/
Safiea7710/
Safiia776/
Saafae776/
Saafai776/
Saafie775/
Safuya773/
Safaiy772/
Safyya772/
Safeiy771/
Saafui771/
Safoya771/
Saafea771/
Zafiya771/
Saafaa771/
Saafay771/
Saafei771/
Shaufiyah751/
Shafieyah751/
Sofiyah714,921/
Safayat71631/
Shafiyi71360/
Shafiey71354/
Shofiya71185/
Soufiya71154/
Sefiyah7154/
Soofiya7143/
Saphiya7139/
Safiyeh7138/
Sofiyat7134/
Safeeya7129/
Chafiya7121/
Shefiya7119/
Safeyah7116/
Shafiea7115/
Safayad7113/
Shaafie7111/
Shafiye7111/
Zaufiya719/
Shafaiy719/
Sahafie715/
Soffiya714/
Savaiah713/
Jadfiya712/
Shafeya712/
Safuyat712/
Safeyat712/
Safayha712/
Shafeia712/
Sofieya712/
Safiiah711/
Safyyad711/
Saafaja711/
Shafija711/
Sowfiya711/
Seifiya711/
Shafaya711/
Shaafei711/
Shafaia711/
Sahafai711/
Safayau711/
Saadfay711/
Saffiey711/
Safiyee711/
Safiyet711/
Saafhay711/
Shaafae711/
Shaafey711/
Safei678,191/
Safai677,225/
Safaa676,805/
Shofiyah673,057/
Safie672,473/
Safui672,201/
Safey671,389/
Shafayat671,372/
Safay67103/
Safij6726/
Soffiyah6717/
Shaffiey6714/
Shaphiya6714/
Shafayau6712/
Shaaffie678/
Soufiyaz677/
Sofhiyah675/
Saphahia675/
Shavaiah674/
Chhafiya674/
Saphayat673/
Safoi673/
Shafeyat672/
Safuy671/
Saifayat671/
Sahafaij671/
Safoy671/
Saphiyad671/
Saphiyah671/
Chapfiya671/
Shoofiya671/
Shafeeya671/
Soufioya671/
Shafoyat671/
Saifiyeh671/

Saafiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saafiya in the Hindi language
साफियाsaphiya-
Saafiya in the Marathi language
सैाफीयाsaiaphiya-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Saafiya
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