Safaya Surname
Approximately 777 people bear this surname
Safaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 510 | 1:1,504,050 | 56,543 |
| Iraq | 79 | 1:443,312 | 7,666 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| Romania | 30 | 1:669,262 | 46,959 |
| Lebanon | 18 | 1:313,171 | 10,344 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Syria | 15 | 1:1,286,735 | 7,466 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Safaya (491) may also be a first name.
Safaya Demographics
Safaya Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Safaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Safaya (Arabic: سفايا, Hindi: सफाया, Marathi: सफाया, Russian: Сафая) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Safaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Safaya is the 440,539th most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 9,379,081 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Safaya reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 38 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 383,498th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 491 people.
Safaya is most numerous in India, where it is held by 510 people, or 1 in 1,504,050. In India Safaya is most common in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 44 percent reside, Delhi, where 21 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 7 percent reside. Excluding India this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Safaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Safaya surname is principally Druze (46%) in Lebanon.
The amount Safaya earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 25.24% more than the national average, earning $54,038 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.07% more than the national average, earning $61,145 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Safaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safaya in the Hindi language | ||
| सफाया | saphaya | 63.33 |
| सफया | saphaya | 20 |
| सैफाय | saiphaya | 6.67 |
| सफाय | saphaya | 6.67 |
| साफाया | saphaya | 3.33 |
| Safaya in the Marathi language | ||
| सफाया | saphaya | 62.5 |
| साफया | saphaya | 22.5 |
| सफया | saphaya | 10 |
| साफाया | saphaya | 5 |
| Safaya in the Russian language | ||
| Сафая | safaa | - |
| Safaya in the Arabic language | ||
| سفايا | sfaya | - |
| صفايا | sfaya | - |
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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 Safaya
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