Safayat Surname

516,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Safayat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safayat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
India871:8,816,843179,063
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Safayat (7,535) may also be a first name.

Safayat Last Name Facts

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

Safayat (Bengali: সাফায়ৎ, Hindi: सफायत, Marathi: सफायत, Oriya: ସଫାୟତ) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Safayat click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safayat? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 516,587th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,549,201 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Safayat live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Safayat is also the 73,987th most frequent given name internationally, held by 7,535 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is held by 541 people, or 1 in 294,560. Barring Bangladesh Safayat exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shafayat931,372/
Safayath931/
Saifayat931/
Safaya92777/
Safayt921/
Shafayath881/
Safayet862,439/
Safiyat86115/
Jafayat8616/
Safayad8613/
Safuyat862/
Safeyat862/
Safayha862/
Shafaya861/
Shafayt861/
Safyiat861/
Safayau861/
Safaa836,805/
Safay83103/
Shafayet801,817/
Shafiyat8020/
Safiyath8014/
Shafayau8012/
Saphayat803/
Shafeyat802/
Shefayat801/
Shafoyat801/
Safayeth801/
Safiya7728,796/
Shafay771,255/
Safayi771,096/
Safaye77677/
Shafaa77518/
Sofaya7798/
Safaai7735/
Safeya7721/
Safhay7720/
Safayo7718/
Safaia7714/
Safait7713/
Seafay7712/
Zafaya7710/
Saffaa778/
Safaet774/
Safuya773/
Safa'a773/
Safaiy772/
Safyya772/
Saffay772/
Saifaa771/
Safaut771/
Safayu771/
Saufaa771/
Safoya771/
Safeat771/
Saafaa771/
Saafay771/
Shafeeyat7526/
Safiyah71766/
Shafiya71375/
Shafait71290/
Shafaay71153/
Safayeh7184/
Sefiyat7156/
Safayee7153/
Saffaye7141/
Sofiyat7134/
Safeeya7129/
Safaite7123/
Saufiya7116/
Safeyah7116/
Saffiya7114/
Saifiya7111/
Saafiya719/
Shafaiy719/
Shafaet716/
Shafaai716/
Shafaut715/
Safhiya714/
Chafaya714/
Shahfaa714/
Shafaye713/
Safayhi713/
Safiyad712/
Shafeya712/
Safiyas711/
Safyyad711/
Saafaja711/
Sjafiya711/
Shafa'a711/
Sayfiya711/
Sofeyat711/
Shafaia711/
Shafayi711/
Shafeat711/
Sahfait711/
Sahfiya711/
Saffayè711/
Safaith711/
Saadfay711/
Safa'ai711/
Safeiat711/
Safiyet711/
Saafhay711/
Soffaya711/
Shaffay711/
Safai677,225/
Safae672,466/
Safey671,389/
Safoa671,260/
Safau67150/
Safaj6782/
Shafiyah6746/
Safea6742/
Sofaa6733/
Saifiyah6720/
Shafahai6719/
Saffayeh6718/
Saufiyah6716/
Saafiyah6712/
Shafayeh6712/
Shafeeat6712/
Shafahay678/
Shefiyat677/
Sathfiya675/
Saffiyah673/
Shaafiya672/
Shaffait672/
Zafay672/
Safuy671/
Safoy671/
Sofay671/
Shofayad671/
Sefiyath671/
Shaufiya671/
Shaifiya671/
Shafeeaa671/
Shafeeya671/
Shafieat671/
Shahfiya671/
Saifayee671/
Safayesh671/
Shaffiya671/
Shafieya671/
Seafaith670/

Safayat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safayat in the Bengali language
সাফায়ৎsaphayat-
Safayat in the Hindi language
सफायतsaphayata99.14
सफयातsaphayata0.43
याफायतyaphayata0.22
साफायतsaphayata0.22
Safayat in the Marathi language
सफायतsaphayata68.97
सफायातsaphayata17.24
सलामतsalamata6.9
सफयतsaphayata3.45
शफायतsaphayata3.45
Safayat in the Oriya language
ସଫାୟତsaphayata66.67
ସଫାୟତ୍saphayat33.33

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Safayat
  • 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