Safaq Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Georgia

Safaq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safaq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
India101:76,706,538639,611
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

The alternate forms: Şafaq (1) are calculated separately.

Safaq (52) may also be a first name.

Safaq Last Name Facts

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

The surname Safaq (Hindi: सफ़ाक़, Marathi: सफ़क़) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Şafaq. For other potential spellings of Safaq click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safaq? popularity and diffusion

Safaq is the 3,730,171st most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Safaq occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Safaq live; 57 percent live in South Asia and 39 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Safaq is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 52 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 12,022,654. In Indonesia it is most common in: Yogyakarta, where 100 percent are found. Barring Indonesia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 36 percent are found and Pakistan, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şafaq931/
Shafaq911,552/
Safaqe9114/
Sahfaq917/
Safeaq916/
Safaiq912/
Saifaq912/
Saffaq911/
Safaqt911/
Saefaq911/
Shafaqt83370/
Shafaiq8338/
Shafaqe8321/
Shaffaq8314/
Shafeaq834/
Shahfaq833/
Shafaaq833/
Sahfaqt832/
Shayfaq832/
Shafaqc831/
Shafaqs831/
Safaqut831/
Sahfeaq831/
Sahfaiq831/
Sahafaq831/
Shaifaq831/
Safak80634/
Jafaq8042/
Safag8015/
Safac802/
Zafaq801/
Sefaq801/
Shafaque7744/
Shahfaiq772/
Shafaqut772/
Shafaiqe771/
Safaqova771/
Shahfeaq771/
Safaique771/
Saffaque771/
Shafak73422/
Shafag7368/
Satfak7364/
Safack7353/
Safagh7349/
Saafak7330/
Saffak7328/
Safakh7322/
Shafac7310/
Chafaq739/
Saifak738/
Jaafaq737/
Shafoq736/
Shefaq733/
Saifag732/
Saifax731/
Safouq731/
Safaax731/
Safeak731/
Safatc731/
Shofaq731/
Jafhaq731/
Jafahq731/
Safaik731/
Safadk731/
Safaak731/
Safact730/
Shafaique719/
Shaifaque712/
Shafagh674,129/
Shafeiq6797/
Shafack6732/
Shafakh6732/
Shafaik6716/
Saffaux6711/
Safague676/
Sheefaq674/
Shafake673/
Shafooq673/
Schafak672/
Shaffak671/
Shaffag671/
Shaifak671/
Saafack671/
Saifack671/
Ja'afaq671/

Safaq Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safaq in the Hindi language
सफ़ाक़safaqa-
Safaq in the Marathi language
सफ़क़safaqa-

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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 Safaq
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