Safahi Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Safahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2331:329,53922,544
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Safahi (13) may also be a first name.

Safahi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Safahi is found most frequently in Iran. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Safahi.

How Common Is The Last Name Safahi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 959,117th most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 26,792,448 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Safahi live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held forename on earth. It is borne by 13 people.

Safahi is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 329,539. In Iran it is most frequent in: Kermanshah Province, where 28 percent are found, Lorestan Province, where 19 percent are found and Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 18 percent are found. Besides Iran it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 5 percent are found.

Safahi Last Name Statistics demography

Safahi earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 163.43% more than the national average, earning $113,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shafahi92182/
Saifahi92138/
Saffahi921/
Safahieh865/
Shafahei861/
Shaffahi861/
Safaheih861/
Safaei8328,202/
Sefahi8361/
Safeai838/
Jafahi834/
Savahi832/
Safaui832/
Safahe832/
Safa'i832/
Shefahi772,613/
Shafaei77934/
Seffahi77142/
Shafeai7716/
Saffaei7713/
Safaher7712/
Safaheh7710/
Shafahe779/
Sayfaei776/
Shofahi775/
Safaeih774/
Safahed772/
Safaeei772/
Saifaei772/
Safaija771/
Safhoui771/
Zafahid771/
Zsafaei771/
Safaiie771/
Shafaeh771/
Safae732,466/
Shafajie71106/
Shafaeie718/
Shefahei712/
Shafaheh712/
Safaiyeh711/
Shafahet711/
Shafaeeh711/
Shafaeei711/
Saphajhi711/
Shevfahi711/
Safaee672,557/
Safoua671,060/
Shafae67410/
Safoui67310/
Savehi67177/
Safehe6766/
Saefae6759/
Safeeh6738/
Safeei6724/
Shafaeieh6711/
Safaey678/
Safuie677/
Saafae676/
Savohi674/
Safe'i672/
Zafaei672/
Sofa'i671/
Shaffahed671/
Safeay671/
Safaée671/
Safaae671/

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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
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  • 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 Safahi
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