Safela Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Safela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Safela (537) may also be a first name.

Safela Last Name Facts

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

Safela (Bengali: ছাফেলা, Hindi: साफेला) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,352,516th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Safela occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Safela live; 79 percent live in Southeast Asia and 77 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Safela is also the 363,820th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 537 people.

The surname Safela is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 2,593,121. In Indonesia Safela is mostly concentrated in: Central Java, where 61 percent live, Lampung, where 22 percent live and South Kalimantan, where 10 percent live. Not including Indonesia Safela exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 8 percent live and Greece, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safeela9217/
Safelas9216/
Safelat921/
Shafeela8614/
Safeulah861/
Saffelah861/
Shafiela861/
Sofela831,254/
Safeli831,150/
Safila83375/
Safely83111/
Safala8377/
Sefela8331/
Safele8319/
Safola832/
Jafela831/
Zafela831/
Safelo831/
Safeullah8016/
Safeallah802/
Shafeulla801/
Safeullha801/
Shafealla801/
Schaufela800/
Shofela77787/
Safieli77338/
Sofelea7794/
Safiely7747/
Safilah7746/
Sayfeli7723/
Satfele7722/
Sefhela7722/
Shafila7716/
Saphela7712/
Safalah777/
Safalia775/
Safiola775/
Safetly774/
Chafela773/
Saffelo773/
Shafala773/
Safiele773/
Saffola772/
Safolla772/
Saffila772/
Safilat772/
Shefela772/
Safetli772/
Safilya772/
Safeely771/
Safhola771/
Saufala771/
Shafeli771/
Shafely771/
Safaala771/
Saifola771/
Saefala771/
Safalai771/
Safalea771/
Sefelea771/
Sefehla771/
Safilai771/
Safeley770/
Saffely770/
Shafeullah7512/
Saffeullah751/
Scofelia7125/
Shayfele719/
Saifalla718/
Safiliah717/
Safollah717/
Safallah715/
Shafilah715/
Saifilah714/
Soufeela713/
Shofelat713/
Shaafala713/
Safiolea712/
Shaffeullah712/
Saifolla712/
Shaifala711/
Sayfelee711/
Safalaha711/
Sajfolla711/
Soufelah711/
Saifalah711/
Safaalla711/
Safallha711/
Shafilai711/
Sshafila711/
Shafelet710/
Shaufele710/
Sefala671,635/
Sofola67888/
Shafallah67739/
Schaufele67601/
Schaufeli67133/
Safili67127/
Sofala67103/
Sefila6797/
Sofele6775/
Saifallah6767/
Sofila6746/
Safilo6741/
Safalo6740/
Xafeli6734/
Sefola6731/
Safolo6724/
Cofela6719/
Cafelo6717/
Schaifele679/
Sahfollah678/
Shapheula674/
Saifollah674/
Sofeullah674/
Shaafalah674/
Safily674/
Shoufeela673/
Sefelo673/
Jafila672/
Zofela672/
Safaallah671/
Zafila671/
Schaffele671/
Showfeela671/
Sheffiela671/
Sayfallah671/
Zefela671/
Zafele671/
Zafala671/
Sofelo671/
Schaffelo671/
Saifallha671/
Saifoilah671/
Saifuilah671/
Chatfeila670/
Scheifela670/
Shaufeler670/

Safela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safela in the Bengali language
ছাফেলাchaphela-
Safela in the Hindi language
साफेलाsaphela50
सफेलाsaphela50

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Footnotes

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