Safak Surname

514,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Safak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1171:688,08152,903
Indonesia981:1,349,48293,150
India931:8,248,015171,602
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
Austria351:243,29828,936
Belgium351:328,47637,084
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
France261:2,554,720189,486
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
England121:4,643,172139,951
Norway111:467,48139,375
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

The alternate forms: Şafak (19,210) are calculated separately.

Safak (1,155) may also be a first name.

Safak Last Name Facts

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

Safak occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Şafak. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Safak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 514,664th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 11,494,552 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Safak live; 42 percent live in Western Europe and 33 percent live in Germanic Europe. Safak is also the 234,052nd most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 1,155 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 688,081. In Germany Safak is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 48 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent live and Hesse, where 14 percent live. Barring Germany Safak exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 15 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.

Safak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Safak surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Safak earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.96% less than the national average, earning 318,515 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 96.67% more than the national average, earning R 467,364 per year and in United States they earn 9.5% more than the national average, earning $47,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şafak9319,210/
Shafak91422/
Satfak9164/
Safack9153/
Saafak9130/
Saffak9128/
Safakh9122/
Saifak918/
Safaak911/
Safadk911/
Safaik911/
Safeak911/
Shafack8332/
Shafakh8332/
Shafaik8316/
Shafake833/
Schafak832/
Shaifak831/
Shaffak831/
Saafack831/
Saifack831/
Sefak80185/
Safaq8028/
Safag8015/
Zafak8012/
Sofak805/
Jafak802/
Safac802/
Safok801/
Safakova7723/
Shafathk771/
Shafakhs771/
Schafaik771/
Safouk733,824/
Shafaq731,552/
Şaffak731,101/
Sofack73518/
Zafack73308/
Shafag7368/
Safagh7349/
Saphak7334/
Safaqe7314/
Sefack7310/
Shafac7310/
Seffak739/
Soufak739/
Zafauk739/
Soffak738/
Sahfaq737/
Safeaq736/
Jaifak735/
Jaafak733/
Saifaq732/
Safaiq732/
Jaffak732/
Saifag732/
Saefaq731/
Safaqt731/
Safeik731/
Josfak731/
Sefaik731/
Jafack731/
Zapfak731/
Shefak731/
Safatc731/
Saffaq731/
Safaax731/
Safook731/
Sefakh731/
Seefak731/
Saifax731/
Safact730/
Shafagh674,129/
Soffack67662/
Shafaqt67370/
Zapfack67220/
Saiphak67113/
Chafack67104/
Chaifak6773/
Shafaiq6738/
Shafaqe6721/
Shoufak6717/
Sopfack6717/
Shaffaq6714/
Zaffauk6713/
Soofack6712/
Saffaux6711/
Chafake6710/
Shafouk679/
Safague676/
Shafeik675/
Shafeaq674/
Sohfack674/
Satphak674/
Shaphak673/
Shahfaq673/
Shafaaq673/
Sahavak673/
Shayfaq672/
Sahfaqt672/
Safaqut671/
Shafaqs671/
Shaffag671/
Schafaschk671/
Shaifaq671/
Zeafack671/
Soufack671/
Sahafaq671/
Sahfaiq671/
Sahfeaq671/
Tcafack671/
Djafack671/
Safeikh671/
Shafaqc671/
Zafakht671/
Chayfak671/

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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 Safak
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