Safavieh Surname

309,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Safavieh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safavieh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,1951:64,2536,822
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Safavieh (17) may also be a first name.

Safavieh Last Name Facts

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

Safavieh is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Safavieh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 309,358th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,978,299 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Safavieh live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Safavieh is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, borne by 17 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 1,195 people, or 1 in 64,253. In Iran Safavieh is most common in: Qazvin Province, where 68 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 11 percent are found and Markazi Province, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Iran it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Safavieh Last Name Statistics demography

Safavieh earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.73% more than the national average, earning $51,661 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safavihe881/
Safavi8619,237/
Safavid80302/
Shafavi80174/
Safafeh8039/
Safavai801/
Safavit801/
Safovich7521/
Shafawie753/
Safawi712,979/
Jafave7154/
Safavy7113/
Safafi715/
Safabi715/
Safafe713/
Zafavi713/
Safawe712/
Jafavi712/
Shafawi67248/
Saffafi6729/
Shafafi6715/
Safawai675/
Shafabi675/
Saphavi674/
Saffawi673/
Shafabe672/
Safawee672/
Sayfawi671/
Shafawe671/
Safawui671/
Sofavij671/
Chafave671/
Saifabi671/

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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 Safavieh
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis