Safeli Surname
Approximately 1,150 people bear this surname
Safeli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 945 | 1:16,772 | 1,878 |
| Indonesia | 78 | 1:1,695,502 | 110,645 |
| Tanzania | 53 | 1:998,898 | 45,319 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Iran | 19 | 1:4,041,185 | 108,332 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Safeli (1,592) may also be a first name.
Safeli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safeli Come From? nationality or country of origin
Safeli (Hindi: सफेली) is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Safeli? popularity and diffusion
The surname Safeli is the 324,001st most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 6,336,996 people. The last name Safeli is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Safeli live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Safeli is also the 193,745th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 1,592 people.
This surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 945 people, or 1 in 16,772. In Zambia Safeli is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 31 percent live, Northern Province, where 23 percent live and Luapula Province, where 17 percent live. Besides Zambia it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 7 percent live and Tanzania, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Safeli Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safeli in the Hindi language | ||
| सफेली | sapheli | - |
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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 Safeli
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