Safarau Surname
Approximately 278 people bear this surname
Safarau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 213 | 1:831,656 | 36,746 |
| Zimbabwe | 64 | 1:241,222 | 26,284 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Safarau (10,002) may also be a first name.
Safarau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safarau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Safarau (Hindi: सफरउ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Safarau.
How Common Is The Last Name Safarau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 942,947th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. The last name Safarau is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Safarau reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Safarau is also the 61,239th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 10,002 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 213 people, or 1 in 831,656. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Zamfara, where 50 percent reside, Sokoto, where 29 percent reside and Kano, where 13 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 23 percent reside and Belarus, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Safarau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safarau in the Hindi language | ||
| सफरउ | saphara'u | - |
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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 Safarau
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