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 found in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Safaj? popularity and diffusion
The surname Safaj is the 2,075,631st most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 962,660th most numerous forename internationally It is held by 97 people.
The surname Safaj is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 12,574,842. In India it is most prevalent in: Bihar, where 89 percent live, Kerala, where 7 percent live and Delhi, where 2 percent live. Besides India Safaj is found in one country. It also occurs in Iraq, where 26 percent live.
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
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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 Safaj
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