Safeef Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Safeef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safeef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Safeef (9) may also be a first name.

Safeef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Safeef is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Safeef? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Safeef reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,941,740th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 9 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 32,153,183. In Afghanistan it is most prevalent in: Khost, where 100 percent live. Apart from Afghanistan it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent live and Pakistan, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shafeef92103/
Safeev83226/
Zafeef836/
Jafeef834/
Shafef833/
Safief832/
Shafeev771,807/
Sayfeev7776/
Shafief7758/
Saifeev771/
Safeyev771/
Shefeef771/
Saafeeb771/
Shofeef771/
Shafeeb771/
Shafeif771/
Safif7336/
Safew7328/
Safev734/
Sefef731/
Jafef731/
Safeb731/
Shafeyev712/
Shayfeev712/
Schafeev711/
Safejeva711/
Shafieff711/
Safoev675,526/
Safiev672,991/
Safaev671,956/
Shafif67114/
Sofeev6757/
Safyev6726/
Szafiejew6714/
Safuev679/
Safouf676/
Shafeyeva676/
Safeva676/
Shafiejev672/
Shafew672/
Jaffef671/
Safiff671/
Safhif671/
Saffev671/
Saffew671/
Siafif671/
Zafefe671/
Saifejeva671/
Saifif671/
Safiew671/

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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 Safeef
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