Safalam Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Safalam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safalam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Safalam (5) may also be a first name.

Safalam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Safalam is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Safalam.

How Common Is The Last Name Safalam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Safalam are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 40 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Safalam is also the 5,493,085th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 5 people.

This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Safalam is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 75 percent reside and North Region, where 25 percent reside. Other than Cameroon Safalam occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safealam933/
Saifaalam883/
Safalan8614/
Zafalam861/
Shaifaalam823/
Saifalan801/
Safalian801/
Saphaalam751/
Saphealam751/
Zafalan7128/
Safalanova7113/
Zafalom718/
Safolan711/
Safalon711/
Sofalian677/
Shofalan673/
Saphalan671/
Ceafalan671/
Saffalon671/
Zaffalom671/

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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 Safalam
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