Safah Surname

460,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Safah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2111:626,77349,479
Nigeria1791:989,62441,927
Algeria861:449,20435,752
Iran731:1,051,81547,741
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Yemen151:1,761,68612,726
France131:5,109,440259,941
India121:63,922,115578,870
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Safah (341) may also be a first name.

Safah Last Name Facts

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

Safah (Arabic: صفاه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻔﺎﺡ, Hindi: सफाह, Marathi: सफाह) is found most in Indonesia. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Safah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safah? popularity and diffusion

Safah is the 460,168th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,928,537 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 48 percent of Safah reside; 28 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 28 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Safah is also the 472,872nd most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 341 people.

This last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 211 people, or 1 in 626,773. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: East Java, where 49 percent reside, West Kalimantan, where 32 percent reside and South Sulawesi, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia Safah occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 24 percent reside and Algeria, where 12 percent reside.

Safah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Safah surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Safah earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 17.39% less than the national average, earning $35,644 USD per year and in Canada they earn 64.28% more than the national average, earning $81,620 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safaah911,698/
Saffah91529/
Shafah91267/
Saifah91231/
Saufah9164/
Saefah9137/
Safahu917/
Safaha914/
Safash914/
Safadh913/
Safahe912/
Sahfah912/
Sayfah911/
Safhah911/
Safa8945,280/
Shafash83213/
Shafaah8345/
Shaffah8326/
Sjafaah8321/
Sahafah8318/
Shaifah8316/
Shafahe839/
Saadfah837/
Shafahu836/
Shafach836/
Safahah833/
Shadfah832/
Safaish832/
Shaafah832/
Seafeah831/
Saafath831/
Sahfaht831/
Saffa8021,761/
Shafa8014,247/
Safai807,225/
Safaa806,805/
Sefah805,856/
Siafa803,442/
Safat803,202/
Sofah802,840/
Safoa801,260/
Saifa801,115/
Scafa80628/
Safad80318/
Savah80159/
Safha80157/
Safau80150/
Saufa80124/
Saefa80107/
Safay80103/
Safaj8082/
Safas8052/
Saafa8043/
Safea8042/
Sadfa8035/
Safaz8034/
Safoh8032/
Satfa8024/
Sasfa8021/
Seafa8015/
Sahfa809/
Sayfa806/
Safga802/
Hsafa802/
Sapfa801/
Sgafa801/
Sazfa801/
Saf'a801/
Shafahai7719/
Shafahay778/
Safahieh775/
Safaheih771/
Shajfadh771/
Shafahei771/
Shafasht771/
Shafhash771/
Shahfaht771/
Seafaith770/
Shafai7313,398/
Safaat734,151/
Shafat733,536/
Shafea732,418/
Siaffa731,886/
Safouh731,780/
Seffah731,676/
Shafay731,255/
Shafad73873/
Safaid73544/
Shafaa73518/
Scaffa73357/
Shafau73322/
Shofah73243/
Shaffa73242/
Saffaj73239/
Soifah73168/
Soufah73137/
Shaifa73123/
Shaufa73111/
Safeih73105/
Seifah7399/
Shahfa7382/
Sasfai7381/
Soffah7355/
Shafas7349/
Shafaz7347/
Saffat7345/
Safaai7335/
Saffas7328/
Sofaah7326/
Sahafa7323/
Saiffa7321/
Safhay7320/
Sefaha7320/
Shavah7319/
Shafga7315/
Shafaj7314/
Seefah7314/
Safait7313/
Saufai7312/
Seafay7312/
Safaad7311/
Savaha7310/
Saffai7310/
Safiea7310/
Sefaah7310/
Sayfoh739/
Schafa739/
Safhat739/
Saffaa738/
Saufat737/
Szafas737/
Jaafah737/
Saifad736/
Safhad736/
Siafea736/
Saffoh736/
Saafai736/
Saifat735/
Sahufa735/
Shaafa735/
Safeea735/
Zaefah734/
Saifai734/
Satfai734/
Sahfai734/
Saifha734/
Ssafai734/
Safaaz733/
Saffad733/
Shazfa733/
Siafai733/
Saifaz733/
Safa'a733/
Shatfa733/
Safaiy732/
Shefah732/
Saffay732/
Jahfah732/
Saefha732/
Sadfas732/
Saifaa731/
Saifau731/
Safaij731/
Safaiz731/
Safaud731/
Safaut731/
Saffau731/
Safosh731/
Saufea731/
Savahu731/
Sasfat731/
Sayfoa731/
Seaffa731/
Shawfa731/
Szafaz731/
Siahfa731/
Saffea731/
Seyfah731/
Seahfa731/
Saivah731/
Sshafa731/
Jafaah731/
Jafach731/
Jafash731/
Jhafah731/
Siavfa731/
Saifea731/
Saifoh731/
Saafat731/
Saaifa731/
Safayt731/
Safhei731/
Saphah731/
Saufaa731/
Scaifa731/
Saafea731/
Shaefa731/
Sassfa731/
Sayfha731/
Safeat731/
Saefai731/
Saafaa731/
Saafay731/
Shafha731/
Shasfa731/
Zaffah731/
Seafas730/
Safaahath711/
Shahfahaj711/
Shafhasht711/
Schaffath710/
Sefa6724,487/
Safo6719,896/
Sofa677,400/
Shafaat675,426/
Zafa67943/
Cafa67879/
Jafa67584/
Soufaih67477/
Shafait67290/
Shavaha67167/
Shafaay67153/
Shafeea6791/
Szafasz6757/
Saufaus6751/
Shoifah6743/
Çafa6742/
Shaffat6738/
Schaffa6738/
Shoffah6736/
Sheaffa6726/
Shaffau6725/
Chaffah6724/
Sahaifa6716/
Xafa6715/
Shafiea6715/
Schaffasch6713/
Saffaux6711/
Safaaat6710/
Shafaiy679/
Shafhad678/
Safa'at677/
Sahavah677/
Shahufa676/
Shafhat676/
Žafa676/
Shafaai676/
Shaufai676/
Shafaaz675/
Shaffaz675/
Shafaut675/
Shafaid675/
Shafeih675/
Saufaid675/
Sahafha674/
Shaffai674/
Shahfaa674/
Shafaij673/
Shafais672/
Shefahu672/
Schafai672/
Shafaiz672/
Safhaid671/
Saafhad671/
Sashfat671/
Sayfosh671/
Shasfat671/
Shaifat671/
Shadfap671/
Shafa'a671/
Shafaahath671/
Shaffad671/
Shafhaj671/
Shahfaj671/
Szafaiz671/
Szaszfa671/
Siaphah671/
Shefaha671/
Jafahat671/
Jahfash671/
Šafa671/
Shathfa671/
Shaafat671/
Shadfat671/
Shafayt671/
Shafeat671/
Shaffaj671/
Shafhas671/
Shazfat671/
Sahafai671/
Sahapho671/
Sahfait671/
Saaffat671/
Savahah671/
Szafacz671/
Shaffea671/
Shaeffa671/
Schafas671/
Saadfay671/
Safa'ai671/
Saafhay671/
Saaphai671/
Shaffay671/
Ja'afah671/
Shaffas670/
Sayfoth670/

Safah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safah in the Marathi language
सफाहsaphaha72.73
सफ़ाहsafaha18.18
सफहsaphaha9.09
Safah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻔﺎﺡsfah50
ﺍﻟﺴﻔﺎﺡalsfah50
Safah in the Hindi language
सफाहsaphaha50
सफहsaphaha50
Safah in the Arabic language
صفاهsfah-
سعفهsfh-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Safah
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