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Where Does The Last Name Safa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Safa (Arabic: صفأ, Bengali: সফা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻔﺎﺀ, Hindi: सफा, Marathi: सफ़ा, Oriya: ସଫା, Russian: Сафа) is most common in Iran. It can occur as a variant: Šafa. For other potential spellings of Safa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Safa is the 12,407^th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 160,944 people. The surname Safa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Safa are found; 51 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,655^th most commonly held given name internationally, held by 390,395 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 10,738 people, or 1 in 7,151. In Iran it is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 19 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 9 percent live and Kerman Province, where 7 percent live. Barring Iran this last name occurs in 109 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 22 percent live and Egypt, where 11 percent live.

Safa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Shiite (79%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Safa surname are 9.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.11% being registered with the political party.

The amount Safa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 46.15% less than the national average, earning 186,380 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 6.77% less than the national average, earning R 221,544 per year; in United States they earn 32.15% more than the national average, earning $57,023 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.16% more than the national average, earning $64,172 CAD per year.