Safatu Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Safatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Safatu (890) may also be a first name.

Safatu Last Name Facts

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

Safatu (Hindi: सफातू, Marathi: साफटू) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Safatu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Safatu is the 3,141,416th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Safatu reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Safatu is also the 272,424th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 890 people.

The surname Safatu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Sokoto, where 41 percent are found, Zamfara, where 30 percent are found and Oyo, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 28 percent are found and Niger, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Safatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safatu in the Marathi language
साफटूsaphatu-
Safatu in the Hindi language
सफातूsaphatu57.14
सफातुsaphatu42.86

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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 Safatu
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