Safami Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Safami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Safami Last Name Facts

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

The last name Safami (Hindi: सफामी) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Safami? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,177,228th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. The surname Safami is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Safami reside; 74 percent reside in Central Africa and 74 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Safami is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 492,530. Outside of The DR Congo it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 24 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safahami862/
Shaafami861/
Safaumie861/
Sefami8352/
Safama838/
Safomi836/
Shafamish801/
Safaama771/
Saphamit715/
Shafameh711/
Safaumma711/
Shafamehr6729/
Sofomi675/
Sofama672/
Safeme671/
Cofami671/
Safaimehr671/
Schaafama671/
Sophami62294/
Safouma629/
Shofemi623/
Seyfamy620/
Sophamit571/
Choufami571/
Sofeme5042/
Sefome504/
Cafome501/
Shafheimer501/

Safami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safami in the Hindi language
सफामीsaphami-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Safami
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