Safel Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Safel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1031:513,99633,942
Northern Cyprus631:5,0641,002
Turkey521:1,496,56658,441
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
England51:11,143,612252,590
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Safel (84) may also be a first name.

Safel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Safel (Bengali: সফেল, Hindi: सफेल) is most common in Tanzania. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Safel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 847,909th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 22,562,062 people. The surname Safel occurs predominantly in Asia, where 36 percent of Safel are found; 32 percent are found in East Africa and 32 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most common forename internationally, borne by 84 people.

It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 513,996. In Tanzania Safel is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Safel exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 20 percent reside and Turkey, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safiel911,061/
Saffel91497/
Safeel91316/
Shafel9147/
Saifel9135/
Szafel9123/
Safell9117/
Safeld9113/
Safael916/
Saafel912/
Safuel912/
Sadfel911/
Scafel911/
Safelt910/
Safl8915/
Saffell831,930/
Shafeel83196/
Saifoel8319/
Schafel8319/
Sahfeld8318/
Safeldt8316/
Saafeld8312/
Shafael835/
Shafiel834/
Shaifel834/
Shaufel832/
Shaffel832/
Shafuel832/
Seafelt831/
Shafell831/
Shaafel831/
Sayfelt830/
Shafelt830/
Saffiel830/
Seafeld830/
Safil80718/
Séfel8075/
Saufl8039/
Cafel8015/
Sofel8014/
Jafel8011/
Sefel809/
Saifl802/
Safll802/
Saffl801/
Saflh801/
Shafl801/
Schaffel77621/
Schaufel77193/
Seafeldt7748/
Shaffell7747/
Schapfel7746/
Schafeld7735/
Schaifel7718/
Shayfele779/
Shaffeld774/
Schaefel773/
Sadffell771/
Safelova771/
Saffeell771/
Schawfel771/
Shaufeel771/
Shauffel771/
Saafeldt771/
Shafeesl771/
Scaffell770/
Saffiell770/
Shapfell770/
Shaefell770/
Seifel732,101/
Soffel73395/
Zapfel73365/
Shafil73256/
Szefel73135/
Shefel7398/
Seffel7388/
Jaffel7370/
Caffel7367/
Zafeel7351/
Chafel7342/
Shofel7334/
Saifil7318/
Shaufl7318/
Zaufel7318/
Söffel7317/
Jafeld7316/
Jafeel7313/
Saufil7310/
Safiol7310/
Djafel738/
Saffil737/
Sofiel735/
Shafll735/
Sahfil734/
Soofel734/
Zafelt733/
Siefel733/
Seefel733/
Sayfil732/
Scefel732/
Cafeel731/
Caufel731/
Scofel731/
Sefeel731/
Shaifl731/
Shaffl731/
Suifel731/
Zeafel731/
Zafael731/
Zaafel731/
Saafil731/
Safled731/
Saflet731/
Schafl731/
Saifyl731/
Cafell730/
Sepfel730/
Zaifel730/
Saffll730/
Seufel730/
Saphel730/
Schaffeld71981/
Schaeffel7172/
Schaufeld7151/
Schauffel7147/
Schapfeld7130/
Scheaffel7110/
Schaffell719/
Schaifele719/
Sayfelova711/
Sajdtfeel711/
Sjadtfeel711/
Shahafell710/
Zaepfel67518/
Caffell67283/
Sheffel67250/
Sefl67214/
Schapfl67177/
Sjaiful67126/
Saphiel67123/
Sheyfel6790/
Djaffel6774/
Chaffel6756/
Saffill6752/
Szeffel6750/
Jafl6747/
Schofel6746/
Sheefel6739/
Josfeld6722/
Sheifel6722/
Schefel6721/
Zaifeld6720/
Seifelt6719/
Sjöfelt6712/
Schaffeldt6712/
Schöfel6711/
Schaufl679/
Shefeel678/
Shoffel677/
Shaifil677/
Zapffel676/
Saifleh674/
Šafl673/
Sceffel673/
Soufael672/
Schauffeld672/
Chosfel671/
Caufell671/
Zeapfel671/
Soffell671/
Shofelt671/
Shopfel671/
Seifeld671/
Szeifel671/
Hseffel671/
Zaëpfel671/
Souffel671/
Sofl671/
Shafleh671/
Seyfeld671/
Schäfel671/
Caiffel671/
Jaafeel671/
Sophael671/
Saphael671/
Shafi'l671/
Xafl671/
Seffell670/
Seafild670/
Jadfeld670/
Cawfell670/
Scofell670/
Saphell670/
Seifiel670/
Saflesh670/
Sahvell670/

Safel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safel in the Bengali language
সফেলsaphela-
Safel in the Hindi language
सफेलsaphela-

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