Safaj Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Safaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 61 | 1:12,574,842 | 222,490 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
Safaj (97) may also be a first name.
Safaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Safaj (Arabic: سافج, Hindi: सफाज, Marathi: सफाज) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Safaj.
How Common Is The Last Name Safaj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,075,631st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Safaj live; 74 percent live in South Asia and 74 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 962,660th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 97 people.
It is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 12,574,842. In India Safaj is most frequent in: Bihar, where 89 percent reside, Kerala, where 7 percent reside and Delhi, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account India this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Iraq, where 26 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Safaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safaj in the Marathi language | ||
| सफाज | saphaja | - |
| Safaj in the Hindi language | ||
| सफाज | saphaja | 75 |
| सफज | saphaja | 25 |
| Safaj in the Arabic language | ||
| سافج | safj | - |
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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 Safaj
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