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

The last name Safavieh occurs most in Iran. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safavieh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 309,358th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,978,299 people. The last name Safavieh is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Safavieh live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 17 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 1,195 people, or 1 in 64,253. In Iran it is mostly found in: Qazvin Province, where 68 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 11 percent reside and Markazi Province, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

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
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