Safala Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Safala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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
The surname Safala (Bengali: সফলা, Hindi: सफाला, Marathi: सफला, Oriya: ସଫଳା) occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Safala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,152,526th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Safala reside; 45 percent reside in Central Africa and 44 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 322,067th most common first name globally, held by 664 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Aside from The DR Congo it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 30 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Safala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safala in the Bengali language | ||
| সফলা | saphala | - |
| Safala in the Oriya language | ||
| ସଫଳା | saphala | 86.82 |
| ସଫଲା | saphala | 6.2 |
| ସାମଲ | samala | 1.55 |
| ସାଫଲ | saphala | 0.78 |
| ସଫଳ | saphala | 0.78 |
| ସଫଳି | saphali | 0.78 |
| ଶଫଳା | saphala | 0.78 |
| Safala in the Hindi language | ||
| सफाला | saphala | 66.67 |
| सफला | saphala | 33.33 |
| Safala in the Marathi language | ||
| सफला | saphala | 64.52 |
| साफला | saphala | 25.81 |
| साफळा | saphala | 6.45 |
| सफाला | saphala | 3.23 |
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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 Safala
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