Safev Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Safev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Safev (4) may also be a first name.

Safev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Safev (Russian: Сафев) is carried by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Safev.

How Common Is The Last Name Safev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Safev is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Safev is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Safev reside; 75 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 6,192,526th most widely held first name internationally, held by 4 people.

Safev is most commonly held in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 2,326,302. In Bulgaria Safev is most frequent in: Varna Province, where 67 percent reside and Plovdiv Province, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account Bulgaria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safoev915,526/
Safiev912,991/
Safaev911,956/
Safeev91226/
Safeva916/
Saffev911/
Shafiev836,599/
Sayfiev832,494/
Shafeev831,807/
Sayfeev8376/
Shafoev8325/
Saifiev837/
Shafaev836/
Shafeva833/
Shaffev832/
Sayfaev831/
Saifeev831/
Sapfaev831/
Safew8028/
Sofev8014/
Safov806/
Safeb801/
Safav801/
Shayfeev772/
Schafeev771/
Sayfov732,252/
Sofiev73259/
Sofeev7357/
Sefiev7350/
Sofeva7343/
Saifov7317/
Sofaev735/
Sefaev734/
Safeef733/
Shafef733/
Zafaev733/
Shafew732/
Safief732/
Shafiv731/
Shafav731/
Šafiev731/
Safiov731/
Shafov731/
Safyov731/
Saffew731/
Safiew731/
Shafeef67103/
Shafief6758/
Shefiev6722/
Seyfiev6717/
Chafeev6711/
Shofeev679/
Shafieb678/
Seyfeev676/
Seyfaev674/
Seifeev674/
Shofiev674/
Shafife672/
Zaytfev672/
Shafeif671/
Shafeeb671/
Saafeeb671/
Saephav671/
Şafieyv671/
Sofieyv671/
Shafivt671/
Shoofev671/
Saphaev671/

Safev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safev in the Russian language
Сафевsafev-

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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 Safev
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