Safaf Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Safaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Iraq1051:333,5406,405
Syria331:584,8795,519
India161:47,941,586492,263
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Safaf (209) may also be a first name.

Safaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Safaf (Russian: Сафаф) is more commonly found in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Safaf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 650,013th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,672,142 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Safaf are found; 95 percent are found in West Asia and 63 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Safaf is also the 625,736th most frequently used given name world-wide. It is borne by 209 people.

The surname Safaf is most frequently occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 278 people, or 1 in 110,992. Outside of Saudi Arabia this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 23 percent are found and Syria, where 7 percent are found.

Safaf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Safaf last name is primarily Sunni (67%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Shafaf9177/
Safafe913/
Shaffaf8357/
Shafaft835/
Shafayf834/
Sadfasf832/
Sadfadf832/
Shafaaf831/
Sefaf80366/
Zafaf805/
Cafaf804/
Jafaf803/
Safaw802/
Safof801/
Safav801/
Schafaff7711/
Schaffaf778/
Shafafth771/
Seffaf7378/
Shafof7321/
Shefaf7310/
Safouf736/
Shafaw735/
Shafab733/
Safova733/
Safowa732/
Safaib731/
Saffow731/
Safoof731/
Sasfaw731/
Caffaf731/
Jaafaf731/
Shafav731/
Safawh731/
Jaffaf731/
Schaffaff711/
Sayfova6720/
Saffova6714/
Saifova6710/
Shafova675/
Djaafaf672/
Shaffow672/
Djaffaf671/
Sheffaf671/
Shafouf671/
Shafeif671/
Zahfafe671/
Shafoof671/

Safaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safaf in the Russian language
Сафафsafaf-

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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
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  • 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 Safaf
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