Safala Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Safala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
India231:33,350,669396,143
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Safala (664) may also be a first name.

Safala Last Name Facts

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

Safala (Bengali: সফলা, Hindi: सफाला, Marathi: सफला, Oriya: ସଫଳା) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,152,526th most frequent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Safala are found; 45 percent are found in Central Africa and 44 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Safala is also the 322,067th most frequent first name globally It is held by 664 people.

The last name Safala is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Aside from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in India, where 30 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safalas92104/
Safalya9256/
Safalah927/
Safalia925/
Shafala923/
Saufala921/
Safaala921/
Saefala921/
Safalai921/
Safalat921/
Safalea921/
Saifalla868/
Safalaya865/
Safallah865/
Safaulla864/
Shaafala863/
Saifalad861/
Saifaula861/
Safaulah861/
Shaifala861/
Safalaha861/
Saifalah861/
Safaalla861/
Safallha861/
Safali833,204/
Cafala833,161/
Sefala831,635/
Safale83116/
Sofala83103/
Safela8366/
Safalo8340/
Safaly8319/
Jafala8312/
Safola832/
Zafala831/
Shafallah80739/
Saifallah8067/
Safaullah8045/
Saifaulla8017/
Shafaulla806/
Saifaulah804/
Shaafalah804/
Safeallah802/
Saifaulha801/
Safaallah801/
Saufaulla801/
Shafalais801/
Sayfallah801/
Shafealla801/
Saifallha801/
Shafali771,601/
Saifali77938/
Shafaly77632/
Safoula77440/
Safatle77231/
Safaler77165/
Saphala77148/
Chafala77144/
Safaali77115/
Satfale7772/
Safatli7761/
Safalou7745/
Sayfali7726/
Safeela7717/
Safaloo7717/
Djafala7714/
Shofala7711/
Ssafali7710/
Siofala778/
Safallo777/
Savalah775/
Shafalo775/
Sadfale774/
Shafale774/
Siafali774/
Safalli773/
Cafalia773/
Cafalla773/
Saffola772/
Safolla772/
Sahvala772/
Saffali772/
Safalle771/
Safhola771/
Saafali771/
Jafalla771/
Saffale771/
Scafola771/
Soufala771/
Saifola771/
Sefahla771/
Caifala771/
Sofahla771/
Sefalia771/
Zafalai771/
Saufaly770/
Shafaullah75162/
Saifaullah7526/
Shaifaulla753/
Saifaallah751/
Saifaulaha751/
Safaullaha751/
Shaifaulah751/
Saifhallah751/
Shaifali7171/
Shafaali7164/
Shaffalo7144/
Safaatillah7131/
Schafale7128/
Shafaleh7122/
Safhalis7122/
Chaffala7121/
Shafeela7114/
Zadfalah7114/
Djafalla7112/
Siafolau7110/
Shefalah7110/
Zadfalay7110/
Saifaali719/
Saphaila718/
Safollah717/
Sahuvala716/
Shaifaullah716/
Shafalee716/
Siafalou714/
Shaphala713/
Ceafalau712/
Sahavala712/
Sefallah712/
Seifalla712/
Ssafaali712/
Shafolad712/
Saifolla712/
Saifaili711/
Saifatillah711/
Saifoula711/
Safeulah711/
Saphaula711/
Satfhale711/
Chapfala711/
Chhafala711/
Jafaulah711/
Jafaulla711/
Seefaila711/
Seifalah711/
Shahvala711/
Saffoula711/
Shaafali711/
Shahfali711/
Sajfolla711/
Saphalap711/
Saphalat711/
Saphalia711/
Sefallha711/
Djaffala711/
Cafailla711/
Chafalla711/
Saffelah711/
Shafaullaha711/
Shaffali711/
Shafalle710/
Seifallah671,326/
Sofela671,254/
Sofola67888/
Sofaly67106/
Cofala6755/
Cafola6753/
Zafale6748/
Sofali6742/
Sefela6731/
Sefola6731/
Zofala6727/
Safolo6724/
Safeullah6716/
Sefalo6711/
Zafalo679/
Sofalo679/
Zaifallah679/
Sahfollah678/
Sefaullah677/
Shahavala675/
Zafali675/
Şafali675/
Sofale674/
Saifollah674/
Saphaulla673/
Shaifaali673/
Safoli673/
Cafalo672/
Jafola672/
Zadfallah672/
Saiphaula671/
Zafela671/
Schafaler671/
Savaullah671/
Shafeulla671/
Shafoulla671/
Siefallah671/
Jafalo671/
Shafhalis671/
Shefaulla671/
Ssaffaali671/
Saiphalah671/
Safoly671/
Safelo671/
Saphaulah671/
Cafała671/
Caufailla671/
Saifoilah671/
Saifuilah671/
Zaafalaay671/
Schaufela670/

Safala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safala in the Bengali language
সফলাsaphala-
Safala in the Oriya language
ସଫଳାsaphala86.82
ସଫଲାsaphala6.2
ସାମଲsamala1.55
ସାଫଲsaphala0.78
ସଫଳsaphala0.78
ସଫଳିsaphali0.78
ଶଫଳାsaphala0.78
Safala in the Hindi language
सफालाsaphala66.67
सफलाsaphala33.33
Safala in the Marathi language
सफलाsaphala64.52
साफलाsaphala25.81
साफळाsaphala6.45
सफालाsaphala3.23

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