Safaei Surname

19,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Safaei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safaei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran27,7461:2,767356
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
Canada671:549,93446,038
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Sweden311:317,63722,171
England281:1,989,93178,001
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
France31:22,140,907385,998
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Safaei (688) may also be a first name.

Safaei Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Safaei Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Safaei is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Safaei? popularity and diffusion

Safaei is the 19,458th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 258,405 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Safaei live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 315,345th most frequent forename on earth, held by 688 people.

Safaei is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is held by 27,746 people, or 1 in 2,767. In Iran Safaei is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 19 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 13 percent are found and Fars Province, where 8 percent are found. Beside Iran this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Safaei Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Safaei last name are 4.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.58% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Safaei earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.49% more than the national average, earning $48,539 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.47% more than the national average, earning $53,394 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Sayfaei926/
Safaeih924/
Saifaei922/
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Safaie8317,959/
Safaee832,557/
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Safeie833/
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Safawe832/
Safe'i832/
Safaée831/
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Shafaeieh8011/
Shafiei777,483/
Shafaee771,199/
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Shafahi77182/
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Sahfiei771/
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Safe'ai771/
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Safeu736/
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Saifiyai7135/
Shaffiei7110/
Shafieei713/
Schafaee712/
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Shafaeeh711/
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Safoua671,060/
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Safoui67310/
Savehi67177/
Sahfee6770/
Safehe6766/
Sefahi6761/
Safeeh6738/
Safeej6727/
Shafeu6726/
Safeye6721/
Safiey6713/
Jafaee6711/
Sofiei6710/
Safuie677/
Safeee675/
Safeua674/
Safe'e673/
Savahi672/
Sofaye672/
Sefaee672/
Safajooee672/
Safuee671/
Shahafiei671/
Safeay671/
Joushfaei671/
Sofa'i671/
Shafaeeee671/
Safoie671/
Safyej671/
Sofaje671/

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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 Safaei
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