Safaan Surname
Approximately 2,026 people bear this surname
Safaan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1,647 | 1:55,820 | 5,345 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Safaan (24) may also be a first name.
Safaan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safaan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Safaan (Hindi: सफआन) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Safaan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Safaan is the 204,923rd most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,597,012 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Safaan are found; 81 percent are found in North Africa and 81 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name globally It is held by 24 people.
The surname Safaan is most widespread in Egypt, where it is held by 1,647 people, or 1 in 55,820. Other than Egypt Safaan occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 18 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.
Safaan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Safaan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Safaan surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Safaan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safaan in the Hindi language | ||
| सफआन | sapha'ana | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Safaan
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