Safen Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Safen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India71:109,580,769786,157
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Safen (212) may also be a first name.

Safen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Safen (Hindi: साफेन, Russian: Сафен) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Safen.

How Common Is The Last Name Safen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most widespread last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Safen reside; 38 percent reside in South Asia and 29 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Safen is also the 620,917th most common given name throughout the world. It is borne by 212 people.

Safen is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 109,580,769. In India Safen is mostly concentrated in: Jharkhand, where 71 percent reside, Bihar, where 14 percent reside and West Bengal, where 14 percent reside. Not including India it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Tunisia, where 29 percent reside and Iraq, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safeen91194/
Saffen9183/
Safien9164/
Shafen9132/
Saifen9114/
Safeng914/
Saufen913/
Safend911/
Safn8920/
Shafeen83538/
Saafeen83328/
Shafien8338/
Saafien837/
Shafeng836/
Shaffen833/
Saffeen833/
Schafen832/
Satfeng832/
Saifeng831/
Hsafeen831/
Sheafen831/
Shahfen831/
Shaifen831/
Seafeen831/
Saefuen831/
Shafaen831/
Sahafen830/
Safin8037,312/
Safyn80352/
Sefen80275/
Sofen80112/
Jafen8049/
Cafen8014/
Safín8012/
Safng803/
Safnt803/
Safem801/
Safhn801/
Shaafeen7747/
Schaffen775/
Schaefen773/
Shaffien773/
Safenova772/
Shazfeen771/
Shafeenk771/
Shaafien771/
Sahafeen771/
Shaffeen771/
Sa'afeen771/
Sahafien771/
Shasfeen771/
Safina7342,247/
Shafin736,430/
Seifen73820/
Saffin73698/
Sefeen73437/
Safyna73372/
Siefen73314/
Saafin73301/
Sefien73160/
Seffen73137/
Soffen7394/
Sofien7393/
Saifin7393/
Chafen7375/
Soufen7340/
Zajfen7331/
Safion7328/
Sofeng7325/
Saufin7315/
Sayfin7312/
Jafeen7311/
Sahfin739/
Saphen737/
Jaifen737/
Safeem736/
Seefen736/
Zafeen735/
Sahven735/
Shofen734/
Seafin734/
Shafyn734/
Caffen732/
Safing732/
Suifen732/
Zaefen732/
Jasfen731/
Scafin731/
Sofeen731/
Shaefn731/
Safint731/
Soofen731/
Safyon731/
Zaifen731/
Safi'n731/
Satfin730/
Sepfen730/
Shefen730/
Sohfen730/
Schafehen7115/
Sayfenova7113/
Saifenova712/
Schaeffen711/
Safinne67701/
Sapheng67431/
Shafina67361/
Saiphen67190/
Sefn67185/
Chaffen67118/
Saufina6765/
Schäfen6761/
Soufien6760/
Shefeen6756/
Sahafin6733/
Shaffin6728/
Seiffen6727/
Saifina6724/
Sayfina6720/
Schafin6718/
Josfeen6715/
Schefen6713/
Saffina6711/
Scaffin6711/
Safnova677/
Saephen675/
Sayphen675/
Shoffen675/
Shahfin675/
Shafeem674/
Shafyna674/
Seifien673/
Soffien673/
Sheffen672/
Satffin671/
Jaufeng671/
Sceffen671/
Shoufen671/
Seffeen671/
Shaifin671/
Seyfeng671/
Satphen671/
Sopfien671/
Hsasfem671/
Shaafin671/
Shofeen671/
Saffink671/
Chaufen671/
Chafeng671/
Seaffin671/
Safynne671/
Shuifen671/
Sofn671/
Cafn671/
Jafn671/
Sheafin670/
Suiffen670/
Sheifen670/
Schofen670/
Seifent670/
Caffeen670/
Seafing670/
Shaufin670/

Safen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safen in the Hindi language
साफेनsaphena50
सफेनsaphena50
Safen in the Russian language
Сафенsafen-

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