Safek Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Safek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1471:529,39729,619
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
India51:153,413,076951,030
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017

The alternate forms: Šafek (27) & Şafek (1) are calculated separately.

Safek (77) may also be a first name.

Safek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Safek (Bengali: সাফেক, Hindi: सफेक, Marathi: सफेक) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Šafek or Şafek. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Safek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,198,640th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Safek are found; 74 percent are found in West Asia and 74 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Safek is also the 1,100,117th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 77 people.

It is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 529,397. In Turkey Safek is mostly found in: Mus Province, where 63 percent are found, Kocaeli Province, where 28 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Turkey Safek occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Safek Last Name Statistics demography

Safek earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 15.18% less than the national average, earning $42,143 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šafek9327/
Şafek931/
Shafek913,906/
Safeek911,112/
Szafek9113/
Safiek9112/
Safekh917/
Saffek912/
Safeik911/
Safeak911/
Safeck911/
Saafek911/
Shafeek839,415/
Shafiek83881/
Safeekh83126/
Safeekk8326/
Schafek8312/
Shaffek836/
Shafeik835/
Saafeek831/
Sasfeek831/
Shafekh831/
Safeikh831/
Safik8013,308/
Jafek8059/
Safeq8015/
Cafek8014/
Sefek801/
Shafeekh77831/
Shafeekk77273/
Shafeeck7758/
Shaffeek777/
Schaffek775/
Shaffiek774/
Shafeeqk773/
Saufeekh771/
Shaufeek771/
Shafeekq771/
Shafeekt771/
Shafik7352,590/
Shafec731,138/
Shafeq73919/
Safeeq73278/
Saufik7373/
Safick7346/
Sofeke7329/
Šaffek7328/
Safiqe7322/
Saffik7319/
Safikh7312/
Safike7312/
Soufek7310/
Saifik737/
Sefeek737/
Shafyk736/
Safeaq736/
Safieq735/
Safuik733/
Sefeik733/
Sahfik733/
Saafik733/
Sahfeq733/
Sajfik731/
Safaik731/
Safeeg731/
Safhik731/
Saphek731/
Sayfik731/
Sjafik731/
Safeqe731/
Jaffek731/
Shafeheke71105/
Shafekova716/
Shafeekpp711/
Shafeeqkt711/
Shafeeq6727,680/
Shafiqe671,354/
Safique67872/
Shafeeg67725/
Shefeek67511/
Shafick67422/
Shafeec67295/
Shafikk67134/
Shafieq67126/
Shafeiq6797/
Shafikh6740/
Shaffeq6719/
Shafeqe6718/
Shafaik6716/
Shaffik6715/
Shafieg6712/
Shaufik6712/
Shafike679/
Chaffek679/
Sefeekh678/
Safkova677/
Shahfeq676/
Schafik674/
Shafeaq674/
Shafikp673/
Shahfik673/
Shafegh673/
Safeque672/
Shaphek672/
Sapheek672/
Saafeeq672/
Hsafeeq672/
Saffick671/
Safeequ671/
Shefeik671/
Shefiek671/
Sefeekk671/
Sefeick671/
Shaifik671/
Shafeqp671/
Shafykh671/
Sshafik671/
Saifuik671/
Shafequ671/
Shhafec671/
Sahafeq671/
Sahfeaq671/
Safheeq671/
Safhegh671/
Shafeig671/
Saffiqe671/
Sheifek671/
Shafikq671/
Shaifeq671/
Sgaffec671/
Sjafiqe671/
Sheffek670/

Safek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safek in the Bengali language
সাফেকsapheka-
Safek in the Hindi language
सफेकsapheka-
Safek in the Marathi language
सफेकsapheka80
साफेकsapheka20

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Safek
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