Safam Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Safam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso2931:62,6352,511
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Safam (51) may also be a first name.

Safam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Safam (Hindi: सफाम, Marathi: सफाम) is most common in Burkina Faso. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 868,551st most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Safam are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Safam is also the 1,396,783rd most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 51 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 293 people, or 1 in 62,635. In Burkina Faso Safam is most prevalent in: Centre-Est Region, where 100 percent reside and Centre Region, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Burkina Faso this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 2 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saefam91283/
Shafam9142/
Saifam9111/
Safaim9110/
Sayfam911/
Shafaim838/
Shadfam837/
Safatim831/
Safan804,336/
Sofam805/
Saffamne770/
Saafan7314,943/
Saifan737,375/
Safaan732,026/
Saffan731,040/
Shafan73647/
Seafan73432/
Safang73151/
Sahfan7364/
Safain7356/
Sadfan7345/
Safane7338/
Sayfan7331/
Saufan7325/
Djafam7319/
Sa'fan739/
Safann738/
Safhan738/
Sapham734/
Safgan734/
Jaafam733/
Seifam732/
Safand732/
Szafan732/
Safean732/
Sawfan731/
Sajfan731/
Siafan731/
Safaun731/
Shadfan67719/
Shaafan67371/
Saffane67182/
Shaifan67168/
Satfang6759/
Shafain6743/
Shaffan6742/
Saaifan6733/
Saifain6729/
Sahafan6712/
Sayfang6711/
Shaufan678/
Shafaan678/
Saifaan677/
Sahavam676/
Satfane674/
Saafane674/
Shafhan674/
Saifang674/
Sadfang673/
Saepham673/
Safahan673/
Safatyn673/
Saifane672/
Safatin672/
Shafane672/
Seafane672/
Shafand672/
Saafain671/
Shasfan671/
Shahfan671/
Sauffan671/
Seafang671/
Sattfan671/
Safhaan671/
Saffand671/
Saffain671/
Saiffan671/
Schafan671/
Saffean671/
Safaunk671/
Saf'aan671/
Sachfan671/
Scoffam670/
Seapham670/

Safam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safam in the Hindi language
सफामsaphama66.67
सफमsaphama33.33
Safam in the Marathi language
सफामsaphama66.67
सफमsaphama33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Safam
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