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 found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Safel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 847,909th most frequent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 22,562,062 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 36 percent of Safel reside; 32 percent reside in East Africa and 32 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most common first name globally, borne by 84 people.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 513,996. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Safel exists in 16 countries. It is also common 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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