Safe Surname

108,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Safe Surname Definition:

Ricardus Soef, Normandy, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

Safe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,5361:49,9895,588
Indonesia1,2481:105,96910,859
Argentina3681:116,1519,810
Nigeria1961:903,79039,188
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
England1431:389,63727,109
Tanzania1161:456,39331,870
India1081:7,102,457156,472
Cameroon771:269,72825,950
Trinidad and Tobago701:19,4852,299
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Venezuela301:1,006,80315,224
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1141:213,81916,577
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Safe (6,881) may also be a first name.

Safe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ricardus Soef, Normandy, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Safe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Safe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻒ, Hindi: साफे, Russian: Сафе) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Safe is the 108,474th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,698,333 people. The surname Safe is primarily found in Asia, where 66 percent of Safe are found; 39 percent are found in South Asia and 36 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 78,470th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 6,881 people.

Safe is most commonly used in Iran, where it is held by 1,536 people, or 1 in 49,989. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 36 percent reside, East Azerbaijan Province, where 28 percent reside and Alborz Province, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran this surname exists in 39 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 29 percent reside and Argentina, where 9 percent reside.

Safe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Safe has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Safe surname increased 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Safe Last Name Statistics demography

Safe earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 23.39% less than the national average, earning $38,062 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safei898,191/
Safer895,295/
Shafe893,908/
Safie892,473/
Safey891,389/
Safee891,029/
Saife89974/
Scafe89828/
Saffe89427/
Safeh89416/
Safed89306/
Safet89130/
Saufe8951/
Safea8942/
Safes8928/
Sahfe8923/
Saafe8912/
Sayfe8911/
Saefe897/
Safeu896/
Seafe895/
Safej893/
Safhe893/
Sadfe892/
Siafe892/
Satfe891/
Saf8650,983/
Shafie8055,675/
Shafer8036,432/
Safeer8023,757/
Shafei8018,072/
Shafee8012,331/
Shafey806,452/
Safieh805,522/
Saffer803,334/
Saifee802,678/
Shafea802,418/
Saifed801,356/
Saffie80581/
Shaffe80386/
Shafeh80291/
Scaffe80201/
Saifer80174/
Sheafe80153/
Saffee80135/
Saffet80105/
Safeih80105/
Saufee8099/
Sayfer8086/
Sayfie8068/
Safehe8066/
Safeed8063/
Shafet8059/
Safeet8057/
Sjafei8044/
Saufie8039/
Shaife8033/
Saifie8032/
Safeej8027/
Shafeu8026/
Sajfer8024/
Saufer8021/
Sahfeh8021/
Schafe8020/
Shafed8018/
Safeis8014/
Saifet8014/
Sahfie8014/
Safiey8013/
Saiffe8012/
Sayfee8010/
Safije8010/
Safiea8010/
Shahfe809/
Seafey808/
Safheh808/
Saffey807/
Saafee807/
Shafez807/
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Siafea806/
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Seafer805/
Safhee805/
Safeea805/
Sayife805/
Saafie805/
Safeee805/
Scafee804/
Saifei804/
Shaufe804/
Safi'e804/
Safeez803/
Sahfed803/
Saifey803/
Safe'e803/
Safihe803/
Sa'fie803/
Shaefe802/
Sjafie802/
Safesh802/
Shafej802/
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Shapfe800/
Saif75291,498/
Safi75268,287/
Safa7545,280/
Cafe7513,095/
Safy758,784/
Zafe753,684/
Saaf752,343/
Siaf752,152/
Saft752,077/
Sofe751,754/
Seaf751,704/
Sefe751,516/
Shaf751,511/
Sayf75754/
Sauf75358/
Saff75344/
Sjaf75260/
Safh75210/
Sadf75176/
Szaf7583/
Sahf7572/
Jafe7570/
Safz7547/
Sapf755/
Ssaf753/
Sajf753/
Saïf752/
Safs752/
Zsaf752/
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S'Af751/
Jsaf751/
Safj751/
Safı751/
Satf751/
Safp751/
Sgaf751/
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Shaffer7378,293/
Shaffie732,061/
Shafeer731,955/
Shaffeh731,086/
Shaafeh73655/
Shafiey73354/
Sheafer73296/
Shafieh73284/
Shaifer73256/
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Shafeej73128/
Shafesh73100/
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Szaufer7325/
Shaffet7322/
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Shafeez7315/
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Shaifee7314/
Sauffer7314/
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Saffeer7313/
Shaafie7311/
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Shaffey737/
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Sahffer737/
Saiffer736/
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Shafees735/
Schafet735/
Shafeih735/
Safheer735/
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Shatfer732/
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Shapfey730/
Scheafe730/
Shapfer730/
Shaffed730/
Shafi67545,847/
Saifi6765,647/
Safii6731,708/
Saffa6721,761/
Zafer6720,898/
Seife6715,181/
Shafa6714,247/
Jafer6712,310/
Jaffe6711,728/
Shaif6711,456/
Safih679,624/
Seyfe679,132/
Safai677,225/
Sofer677,173/
Safaa676,805/
Sheaffer675,628/
Saufi674,138/
Chafe673,930/
Shafy673,881/
Siafa673,442/
Saify673,120/
Saffi672,404/
Safui672,201/
Saafi671,923/
Jafet671,860/
Saveh671,637/
Shaaf671,414/
Shaff671,322/
Seehafer671,282/
Safoa671,260/
Soffe671,170/
Saifa671,115/
Sahfi671,097/
Sahaf671,073/
Zapfe671,035/
Safth67984/
Safid67878/
Schaf67851/
Caffe67774/
Shaft67671/
Sadfi67645/
Safhi67628/
Saefi67597/
Sheaf67517/
Saffy67510/
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Sofie67423/
Sofeu67417/
Siafi67410/
Scafi67354/
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Shauf67308/
Safiy67255/
Jafei67238/
Shaffett67229/
Sofei67201/
Saaif67199/
Safis67191/
Sofge67189/
Sayfi67173/
Sofee67167/
Safha67157/
Safio67155/
Šafer67149/
Jafes67147/
Saiff67139/
Sauff67131/
Saufa67124/
Shofe67105/
Safay67103/
Sahfh6797/
Suofe6784/
Safaj6782/
Zaffe6779/
Sofet6776/
Sasfy6769/
Shadf6769/
Zeafe6763/
Safit6758/
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Jafee6753/
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Safft6742/
Cafee6740/
Safhh6739/
Sopfe6737/
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Schahfer6730/
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Seefe678/
Shawf678/
Shafz678/
Saïfi678/
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Shaffeer677/
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Safe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺼﻒalsf-
Safe in the Hindi language
साफेsaphe51.72
सफेsaphe41.38
सफ़ेsafe3.45
सफॅsaphe3.45
Safe in the Russian language
Сафеsafe-

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