Safahani Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Safahani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safahani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2501:307,13021,589
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Safahani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Safahani is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safahani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,006,539th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Safahani reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The surname is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 250 people, or 1 in 307,130. In Iran it is most frequent in: Semnan Province, where 44 percent live, Tehran Province, where 15 percent live and Gilan Province, where 10 percent live. Not including Iran this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

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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 Safahani
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