Safaa Surname
Approximately 6,805 people bear this surname
Safaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 3,874 | 1:23,731 | 2,679 |
| Morocco | 2,011 | 1:17,144 | 2,613 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Indonesia | 265 | 1:499,054 | 40,843 |
| Iraq | 141 | 1:248,381 | 5,326 |
| Iran | 51 | 1:1,505,540 | 59,762 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1:134,724 | 4,057 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Safaa (201,300) may also be a first name.
Safaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Safaa (Arabic: صفائ, Hindi: सफआ) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Safaa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Safaa is the 72,442nd most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,070,910 people. The surname Safaa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Safaa reside; 87 percent reside in North Africa and 57 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Safaa is also the 5,181st most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 201,300 people.
The last name Safaa is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is carried by 3,874 people, or 1 in 23,731. Barring Egypt this last name is found in 35 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 30 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Safaa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safaa in the Hindi language | ||
| सफआ | sapha'a | 50 |
| सफअ | sapha'a | 50 |
| Safaa in the Arabic language | ||
| صفائ | sfay | - |
| صافيا | safya | - |
| صفاء | sfa | - |
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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 Safaa
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