Safeli Surname

324,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Safeli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safeli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia9451:16,7721,878
Indonesia781:1,695,502110,645
Tanzania531:998,89845,319
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

The last name Safeli (Hindi: सफेली) occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Safeli? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 324,001st most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,336,996 people. Safeli is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Safeli are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 82 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Safeli is also the 193,745th most commonly occurring forename on earth It is held by 1,592 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 945 people, or 1 in 16,772. In Zambia Safeli is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 31 percent live, Northern Province, where 23 percent live and Luapula Province, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent live and Tanzania, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safieli92338/
Sayfeli9223/
Safetli922/
Shafeli921/
Safali833,204/
Safili83127/
Safely83111/
Safela8366/
Xafeli8334/
Safele8319/
Cafeli834/
Jafeli831/
Schaufeli80133/
Shafali771,601/
Saifali77938/
Seyfeli77565/
Safaali77115/
Safiely7747/
Safolli7746/
Satfele7722/
Safeela7717/
Ssafali7710/
Sahveli778/
Shafili778/
Sofieli776/
Jaffeli776/
Scafele775/
Shofeli775/
Soufeli774/
Safetly774/
Safalli773/
Safiele773/
Jafelis772/
Saffali772/
Saafili772/
Scafili771/
Safalai771/
Djafeli771/
Shafely771/
Caffeli771/
Saafali771/
Saffoli771/
Safeely771/
Safilai771/
Saffely770/
Safeley770/
Saifoloi71140/
Shaifali7171/
Shafaali7164/
Shafeela7114/
Saifaali719/
Shayfele719/
Sheufeli713/
Ssafaali712/
Shaffali711/
Shafiela711/
Shafilai711/
Sefielie711/
Shahfali711/
Shaafali711/
Sayfelee711/
Zaffelis711/
Saphieli711/
Saifaili711/
Shaufele710/
Shafelet710/
Sefali674,985/
Sofela671,254/
Schaufele67601/
Safila67375/
Sefele67232/
Safale67116/
Sofele6775/
Sofali6742/
Scheufeli6711/
Şafili6711/
Jafili6710/
Schaifele679/
Cafele679/
Zafali675/
Safily674/
Shaifaali673/
Sefili673/
Zafili672/
Chhaifeli671/
Zafela671/
Schaefele671/
Schaffele671/
Seyfelich671/
Zefeli671/
Zafele671/
Sofili671/
Ssaffaali671/
Safoly671/
Cafili671/
Shafealla671/
Schaufela670/
Shaufeler670/

Safeli Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safeli in the Hindi language
सफेलीsapheli-

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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 Safeli
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