Safali Surname
Approximately 3,204 people bear this surname
Safali Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 994 | 1:39,275 | 5,036 |
| Bangladesh | 811 | 1:196,494 | 6,734 |
| Turkey | 726 | 1:107,192 | 9,195 |
| Malawi | 444 | 1:38,557 | 5,632 |
| Kenya | 93 | 1:496,558 | 25,459 |
| Iran | 30 | 1:2,559,417 | 82,750 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Şafali (5) are calculated separately.
Safali (28,510) may also be a first name.
Safali Demographics
Safali Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
Safali Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safali in the Bengali language | ||
| শেফালী | sephali | 89.47 |
| সেফালী | sephali | 5.26 |
| সাফালি | saphali | 5.26 |
| Safali in the Hindi language | ||
| सफाली | saphali | 76.54 |
| सफली | saphali | 9.88 |
| शैफाली | saiphali | 8.64 |
| सैफाली | saiphali | 1.23 |
| श्ेाफाली | seaphali | 1.23 |
| सेफाली | sephali | 1.23 |
| साफली | saphali | 1.23 |
| Safali in the Marathi language | ||
| सफाली | saphali | 36.36 |
| साफली | saphali | 18.18 |
| सापळी | sapali | 18.18 |
| सैपअली | saipa'ali | 9.09 |
| सफली | saphali | 9.09 |
| साफाली | saphali | 9.09 |
| Safali in the Oriya language | ||
| ସଫାଳୀ | saphali | 33.33 |
| ସଫଳି | saphali | 22.22 |
| ସଫଳୀ | saphali | 11.11 |
| େଶଫାଳୀ | esaphali | 11.11 |
| ଶଫାଲି | saphali | 11.11 |
| ସଫାଳିାଇଁ | saphalia'im | 11.11 |
| Safali in the Russian language | ||
| Сафали | safali | - |
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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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- 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 Safali
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