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) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Safaa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Safaa is the 72,442nd most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,070,910 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Safaa reside; 87 percent reside in North Africa and 57 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 5,181st most numerous first name internationally, borne by 201,300 people.
It is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is borne by 3,874 people, or 1 in 23,731. Outside of Egypt this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 30 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent are found.
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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