Safayev Surname
Approximately 4,412 people bear this surname
Safayev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan | 4,375 | 1:7,070 | 1,238 |
| Azerbaijan | 36 | 1:268,031 | 6,422 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Şafayev (21) are calculated separately.
Safayev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safayev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Safayev is held by more people in Uzbekistan than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Şafayev. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Safayev? popularity and diffusion
The last name Safayev is the 106,043rd most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,651,756 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Safayev reside; 99 percent reside in Central Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.
It is most commonly occurring in Uzbekistan, where it is held by 4,375 people, or 1 in 7,070. Aside from Uzbekistan this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Azerbaijan, where 1 percent reside and Russia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Şafayev | 95 | 21 | / |
| Safayeva | 93 | 4,439 | / |
| Shafayev | 93 | 1 | / |
| Safaev | 92 | 1,956 | / |
| Safyev | 92 | 26 | / |
| Shafayeva | 88 | 1 | / |
| Safiyev | 86 | 1,700 | / |
| Safoyev | 86 | 984 | / |
| Shafyev | 86 | 45 | / |
| Saifyev | 86 | 10 | / |
| Shafaev | 86 | 6 | / |
| Safuyev | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sapfaev | 86 | 1 | / |
| Safeyev | 86 | 1 | / |
| Safajev | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sayfaev | 86 | 1 | / |
| Xafayev | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sofayev | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saifiyev | 80 | 2,351 | / |
| Safoyeva | 80 | 991 | / |
| Shafiyev | 80 | 813 | / |
| Sayfiyev | 80 | 89 | / |
| Şafayeva | 80 | 23 | / |
| Sofayeva | 80 | 4 | / |
| Shofayev | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shafeyev | 80 | 2 | / |
| Şsafiyev | 80 | 1 | / |
| Safuyeva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Safoev | 77 | 5,526 | / |
| Safiev | 77 | 2,991 | / |
| Safeev | 77 | 226 | / |
| Sofyev | 77 | 30 | / |
| Safuev | 77 | 9 | / |
| Sofaev | 77 | 5 | / |
| Zafaev | 77 | 3 | / |
| Şafyev | 77 | 2 | / |
| Safaeb | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shafeyeva | 75 | 6 | / |
| Shafiev | 71 | 6,599 | / |
| Şafiyev | 71 | 3,316 | / |
| Sayfiev | 71 | 2,494 | / |
| Shafeev | 71 | 1,807 | / |
| Sofiyev | 71 | 635 | / |
| Sefiyev | 71 | 274 | / |
| Sofuyev | 71 | 97 | / |
| Sayfeev | 71 | 76 | / |
| Shafoev | 71 | 25 | / |
| Cafiyev | 71 | 14 | / |
| Saifiev | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sofayov | 71 | 6 | / |
| Seyfaev | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shafayf | 71 | 4 | / |
| Seifyev | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sayfuev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Säfiyev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saphaev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Şafyiev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saifeev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seyfiyev | 67 | 305 | / |
| Sofuyeva | 67 | 85 | / |
| Shefiyev | 67 | 67 | / |
| Shayfeev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Safejeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shafiiev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shayfuev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schafeev | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Safayev
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