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 last name Safaj (Arabic: سافج, Hindi: सफाज, Marathi: सफाज) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Safaj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,075,631st most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. Safaj is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Safaj are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Safaj is also the 962,660th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 97 people.
The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 12,574,842. In India it is most prevalent in: Bihar, where 89 percent reside, Kerala, where 7 percent reside and Delhi, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account India it occurs 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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