Saafiya Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Saafiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
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
The surname Saafiya (Hindi: साफिया, Marathi: सैाफीया) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saafiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Saafiya is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Saafiya is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Saafiya reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 44 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 821,896th most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 128 people.
It is most frequently held in India, where it is borne 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. Beside India this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The Maldives, where 22 percent are found and Nigeria, where 22 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saafiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saafiya in the Hindi language | ||
| साफिया | saphiya | - |
| Saafiya in the Marathi language | ||
| सैाफीया | saiaphiya | - |
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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
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- 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 Saafiya
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