Safas Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Safas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Safas (57) may also be a first name.
Safas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Safas (Marathi: सफास) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Safas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Safas live; 52 percent live in Southeast Asia and 52 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Safas is also the 1,308,380th most widely held forename internationally. It is borne by 57 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 4,898,118. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: Riau, where 100 percent live. Not including Indonesia it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent live and Iran, where 15 percent live.
Safas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Safas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Safas surname fell 70 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Safas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safas in the Marathi language | ||
| सफास | saphasa | - |
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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 Safas
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