Safaniya Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Safaniya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Safaniya (31) may also be a first name.
Safaniya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safaniya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Safaniya (Hindi: सफनिया) is found most in The DR Congo. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Safaniya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Safaniya is the 2,808,717th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Safaniya live; 85 percent live in Central Africa and 85 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most common forename at a global level, held by 31 people.
The last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Other than The DR Congo this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zafaniya | 88 | 194 | / |
| Sefaniya | 88 | 34 | / |
| Jafaniya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sofaniya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Safatnaia | 82 | 18 | / |
| Safanie | 80 | 15 | / |
| Zefaniya | 75 | 155 | / |
| Sofoniya | 75 | 18 | / |
| Sefanaia | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sefoniya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sefeniya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zafanaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jafanyya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Safahnahiah | 74 | 1 | / |
| Zaphaniya | 71 | 36 | / |
| Safanejad | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sofoniyas | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shofaniye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zafheniya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safainejad | 67 | 367 | / |
| Safaynejad | 67 | 9 | / |
| Safanou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Safonoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safonai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaphaniyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shafanejad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofanea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zafanie | 67 | 1 | / |
Safaniya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safaniya in the Hindi language | ||
| सफनिया | saphaniya | - |
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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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- 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 Safaniya
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