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 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
| 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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