Safam Surname
Approximately 312 people bear this surname
Safam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 293 | 1:62,635 | 2,511 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
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 last name Safam (Hindi: सफाम, Marathi: सफाम) occurs more in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Safam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 868,551st most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. The surname Safam is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Safam live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most widely held given name at a global level It is held by 51 people.
This surname is most widely held in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 293 people, or 1 in 62,635. In Burkina Faso Safam is most numerous in: Centre-Est Region, where 100 percent live and Centre Region, where 0 percent live. Not including Burkina Faso this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 2 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saefam | 91 | 283 | / |
| Shafam | 91 | 42 | / |
| Saifam | 91 | 11 | / |
| Safaim | 91 | 10 | / |
| Sayfam | 91 | 1 | / |
| Shafaim | 83 | 8 | / |
| Shadfam | 83 | 7 | / |
| Safatim | 83 | 1 | / |
| Safan | 80 | 4,336 | / |
| Sofam | 80 | 5 | / |
| Saffamne | 77 | 0 | / |
| Saafan | 73 | 14,943 | / |
| Saifan | 73 | 7,375 | / |
| Safaan | 73 | 2,026 | / |
| Saffan | 73 | 1,040 | / |
| Shafan | 73 | 647 | / |
| Seafan | 73 | 432 | / |
| Safang | 73 | 151 | / |
| Sahfan | 73 | 64 | / |
| Safain | 73 | 56 | / |
| Sadfan | 73 | 45 | / |
| Safane | 73 | 38 | / |
| Sayfan | 73 | 31 | / |
| Saufan | 73 | 25 | / |
| Djafam | 73 | 19 | / |
| Sa'fan | 73 | 9 | / |
| Safann | 73 | 8 | / |
| Safhan | 73 | 8 | / |
| Sapham | 73 | 4 | / |
| Safgan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jaafam | 73 | 3 | / |
| Seifam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Safand | 73 | 2 | / |
| Szafan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Safean | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sawfan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sajfan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siafan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Safaun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shadfan | 67 | 719 | / |
| Shaafan | 67 | 371 | / |
| Saffane | 67 | 182 | / |
| Shaifan | 67 | 168 | / |
| Satfang | 67 | 59 | / |
| Shafain | 67 | 43 | / |
| Shaffan | 67 | 42 | / |
| Saaifan | 67 | 33 | / |
| Saifain | 67 | 29 | / |
| Sahafan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sayfang | 67 | 11 | / |
| Shaufan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shafaan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Saifaan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sahavam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Satfane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saafane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shafhan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saifang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sadfang | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saepham | 67 | 3 | / |
| Safahan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Safatyn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saifane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Safatin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shafane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seafane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shafand | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saafain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shasfan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shahfan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sauffan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seafang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sattfan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safhaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saffand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saffain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saiffan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schafan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saffean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safaunk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saf'aan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sachfan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scoffam | 67 | 0 | / |
| Seapham | 67 | 0 | / |
Safam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safam in the Hindi language | ||
| सफाम | saphama | 66.67 |
| सफम | saphama | 33.33 |
| Safam in the Marathi language | ||
| सफाम | saphama | 66.67 |
| सफम | saphama | 33.33 |
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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
- 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 Safam
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