Safali Surname

139,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Malawi

Safali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda9941:39,2755,036
Bangladesh8111:196,4946,734
Turkey7261:107,1929,195
Malawi4441:38,5575,632
Kenya931:496,55825,459
Iran301:2,559,41782,750
India201:38,353,269431,471
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Şafali (5) are calculated separately.

Safali (28,510) may also be a first name.

Safali Last Name Facts

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

The last name Safali (Bengali: শেফালী, Hindi: सफाली, Marathi: सफाली, Oriya: ସଫାଳୀ, Russian: Сафали) is found most in Uganda. It can occur as a variant: Şafali. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safali? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 139,486th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,274,515 people. The last name Safali occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Safali reside; 34 percent reside in East Africa and 34 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 29,007th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 28,510 people.

Safali is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 994 people, or 1 in 39,275. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kibaale District, where 20 percent live, Kyenjojo District, where 18 percent live and Mubende District, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 25 percent live and Turkey, where 23 percent live.

Safali Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Safali surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şafali945/
Shafali921,601/
Saifali92938/
Safaali92115/
Safatli9261/
Sayfali9226/
Ssafali9210/
Safalia925/
Siafali924/
Safalli923/
Saffali922/
Saafali921/
Safalai921/
Shaifali8671/
Shafaali8664/
Safhalis8622/
Saifaali869/
Scaffali867/
Ssafaali862/
Saifaili861/
Shaafali861/
Shahfali861/
Shaffali861/
Jafali836,900/
Sefali834,985/
Safeli831,150/
Safale83116/
Safala8377/
Sofali8342/
Safaly8319/
Zafali835/
Safoli833/
Cafali831/
Shaifaali803/
Shafalais801/
Shafhalis801/
Ssaffaali801/
Shefali773,311/
Shafaly77632/
Jaffali77563/
Jahfali77309/
Safatle77231/
Safaler77165/
Seifali77107/
Seyfali77106/
Satfale7772/
Safalya7756/
Safolli7746/
Cafalli7741/
Sayfeli7723/
Sahvali7720/
Saphali7714/
Chafali777/
Soufali777/
Sefaali775/
Sadfale774/
Shafale774/
Soofali774/
Shafala773/
Djafali773/
Safolio772/
Giafali772/
Safalle771/
Saffoli771/
Saufala771/
Shafeli771/
Saffale771/
Safaala771/
Jafaali771/
Jjafali771/
Ziafali771/
Soffali771/
Safalea771/
Seffali771/
Sófalyi771/
Sefahli771/
Seefali771/
Zafalai771/
Zaffali771/
Saufaly770/
Saffatelli751/
Shafooli71253/
Saifoloi71140/
Djaffali71124/
Saiphali7177/
Shahvali7137/
Giafalis7130/
Schafale7128/
Shafaleh7122/
Sephaali7119/
Saifalla718/
Saphaali716/
Shafalee716/
Safalaya715/
Safaulla714/
Jaffalih714/
Sahavali713/
Shaafala713/
Shaphali713/
Saifaula711/
Şafaatli711/
Satfhale711/
Shaifala711/
Seyfalli711/
Djafalli711/
Jousfali711/
Soufalis711/
Safalaha711/
Saphalia711/
Sauphali711/
Sefahali711/
Safaalla711/
Safallha711/
Shafalle710/
Sefale67447/
Schaufeli67133/
Sofaly67106/
Sofala67103/
Saiphaali6792/
Jafale6754/
Zafale6748/
Safele6719/
Saifaulla6717/
Shafaulla676/
Şafahatli674/
Sofale674/
Shaiphali672/
Safola672/
Saifaulha671/
Saufaulla671/
Schafaler671/
Shephaali671/
Zafala671/
Zofali671/
Shahavali671/
Shofalieh671/
Safoly671/
Giaffalli671/
Shafealla671/
Saifallha671/
Cafaly670/

Safali Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safali in the Bengali language
শেফালীsephali89.47
সেফালীsephali5.26
সাফালিsaphali5.26
Safali in the Hindi language
सफालीsaphali76.54
सफलीsaphali9.88
शैफालीsaiphali8.64
सैफालीsaiphali1.23
श्ेाफालीseaphali1.23
सेफालीsephali1.23
साफलीsaphali1.23
Safali in the Marathi language
सफालीsaphali36.36
साफलीsaphali18.18
सापळीsapali18.18
सैपअलीsaipa'ali9.09
सफलीsaphali9.09
साफालीsaphali9.09
Safali in the Oriya language
ସଫାଳୀsaphali33.33
ସଫଳିsaphali22.22
ସଫଳୀsaphali11.11
େଶଫାଳୀesaphali11.11
ଶଫାଲିsaphali11.11
ସଫାଳିାଇଁsaphalia'im11.11
Safali in the Russian language
Сафалиsafali-

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