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

The surname Safah (Arabic: صفاه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻔﺎﺡ, Hindi: सफाह, Marathi: सफाह) is most common in Indonesia. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Safah is the 460,168th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 9,928,537 people. Safah is predominantly found in Asia, where 48 percent of Safah live; 28 percent live in Southeast Asia and 28 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Safah is also the 472,872nd most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 341 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 211 people, or 1 in 626,773. In Indonesia Safah is most prevalent in: East Java, where 49 percent reside, West Kalimantan, where 32 percent reside and South Sulawesi, where 14 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent reside and Algeria, where 12 percent reside.

Safah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Safah last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the 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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