Safaru Surname
Approximately 316 people bear this surname
Safaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 260 | 1:681,318 | 31,645 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Safaru (423) may also be a first name.
Safaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Safaru (Hindi: सफरू, Marathi: सफरु) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Safaru? popularity and diffusion
The surname Safaru is the 860,770th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. The surname Safaru is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Safaru live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 417,739th most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 423 people.
The last name Safaru is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 260 people, or 1 in 681,318. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ogun, where 66 percent are found, Lagos, where 25 percent are found and Zamfara, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scafaru | 92 | 564 | / |
| Safarau | 92 | 278 | / |
| Shafaru | 92 | 222 | / |
| Safarou | 92 | 49 | / |
| Safarud | 92 | 4 | / |
| Sahfaru | 92 | 3 | / |
| Safarut | 92 | 1 | / |
| Safaruh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Safairu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Safaaru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shafarus | 86 | 23 | / |
| Safarush | 86 | 23 | / |
| Saffaruh | 86 | 4 | / |
| Safarudd | 86 | 2 | / |
| Safarahu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Safaroud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Safargou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Safarous | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shaffaru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Safaarau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jafaru | 83 | 40,143 | / |
| Sofaru | 83 | 83 | / |
| Zafaru | 83 | 39 | / |
| Sefaru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shafairus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sjaffarou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saffaraus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Jaafaru | 77 | 2,834 | / |
| Jafarou | 77 | 981 | / |
| Jaffaru | 77 | 106 | / |
| Safaroo | 77 | 43 | / |
| Jaufaru | 77 | 38 | / |
| Jafaaru | 77 | 34 | / |
| Zafarou | 77 | 34 | / |
| Sapharu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Safaroe | 77 | 8 | / |
| Djafaru | 77 | 7 | / |
| Jafarau | 77 | 6 | / |
| Scăfaru | 77 | 4 | / |
| Jafairu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jafarud | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shefaru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jayfaru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jafaruj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jafarhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jafareu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jafauru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaáfaru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jjafaru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tjafaru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scofaru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saforou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saffarraus | 75 | 0 | / |
| Djafarou | 71 | 4,399 | / |
| Jafarrud | 71 | 29 | / |
| Ja'afaru | 71 | 24 | / |
| Safourou | 71 | 13 | / |
| Chafarou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jaaffaru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dzhafaru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jaffarou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jafarhou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jaafarus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zaffarud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jahfarou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jafaarou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cofaru | 67 | 415 | / |
| Djaffarou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Jaforu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Djafarouy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Djafarrou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djaffarau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djawfarou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safayrooh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safarrooy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djaafarou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaferu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seforu | 67 | 1 | / |
Safaru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safaru in the Marathi language | ||
| सफरु | sapharu | 87.5 |
| सफरू | sapharu | 12.5 |
| Safaru in the Hindi language | ||
| सफरू | sapharu | 84.62 |
| सफारु | sapharu | 7.69 |
| सफारू | sapharu | 7.69 |
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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 Safaru
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