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
Safala (Bengali: সফলা, Hindi: सफाला, Marathi: सफला, Oriya: ସଫଳା) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Safala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,152,526th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. Safala is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Safala live; 45 percent live in Central Africa and 44 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Safala is also the 322,067th most prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 664 people.
The last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Besides The DR Congo this last name occurs 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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