Safev Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Safev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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
Safev (Russian: Сафев) is borne by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Safev.
How Common Is The Last Name Safev? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Safev occurs mostly 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 widespread forename throughout the world It is held by 4 people.
The last name Safev is most common in Bulgaria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 2,326,302. In Bulgaria it is most prevalent in: Varna Province, where 67 percent live and Plovdiv Province, where 33 percent live. Aside from Bulgaria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safoev | 91 | 5,526 | / |
| Safiev | 91 | 2,991 | / |
| Safaev | 91 | 1,956 | / |
| Safeev | 91 | 226 | / |
| Safeva | 91 | 6 | / |
| Saffev | 91 | 1 | / |
| Shafiev | 83 | 6,599 | / |
| Sayfiev | 83 | 2,494 | / |
| Shafeev | 83 | 1,807 | / |
| Sayfeev | 83 | 76 | / |
| Shafoev | 83 | 25 | / |
| Saifiev | 83 | 7 | / |
| Shafaev | 83 | 6 | / |
| Shafeva | 83 | 3 | / |
| Shaffev | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sayfaev | 83 | 1 | / |
| Saifeev | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sapfaev | 83 | 1 | / |
| Safew | 80 | 28 | / |
| Sofev | 80 | 14 | / |
| Safov | 80 | 6 | / |
| Safeb | 80 | 1 | / |
| Safav | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shayfeev | 77 | 2 | / |
| Schafeev | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sayfov | 73 | 2,252 | / |
| Sofiev | 73 | 259 | / |
| Sofeev | 73 | 57 | / |
| Sefiev | 73 | 50 | / |
| Sofeva | 73 | 43 | / |
| Saifov | 73 | 17 | / |
| Sofaev | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sefaev | 73 | 4 | / |
| Safeef | 73 | 3 | / |
| Shafef | 73 | 3 | / |
| Zafaev | 73 | 3 | / |
| Shafew | 73 | 2 | / |
| Safief | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shafiv | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shafav | 73 | 1 | / |
| Šafiev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Safiov | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shafov | 73 | 1 | / |
| Safyov | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saffew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Safiew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shafeef | 67 | 103 | / |
| Shafief | 67 | 58 | / |
| Shefiev | 67 | 22 | / |
| Seyfiev | 67 | 17 | / |
| Chafeev | 67 | 11 | / |
| Shofeev | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shafieb | 67 | 8 | / |
| Seyfeev | 67 | 6 | / |
| Seyfaev | 67 | 4 | / |
| Seifeev | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shofiev | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shafife | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zaytfev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shafeif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shafeeb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saafeeb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saephav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Şafieyv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofieyv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shafivt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoofev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saphaev | 67 | 1 | / |
Safev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safev in the Russian language | ||
| Сафев | safev | - |
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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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