Saffaou Surname
Approximately 765 people bear this surname
Saffaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 763 | 1:100,632 | 9,836 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Saffaou (11) may also be a first name.
Saffaou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saffaou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Saffaou is found most in Iran. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Saffaou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 445,853rd most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 9,526,204 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Saffaou reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Saffaou is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 11 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 763 people, or 1 in 100,632. In Iran Saffaou is primarily found in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 16 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 14 percent are found and Gilan Province, where 9 percent are found. Beside Iran this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saffaoue | 93 | 7 | / |
| Safaou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Saffao | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shafaou | 86 | 75 | / |
| Saffouo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sadfaou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Safao | 83 | 25 | / |
| Saffaoye | 80 | 11 | / |
| Shaafaou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shaffaau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Safoua | 77 | 1,060 | / |
| Safaoe | 77 | 39 | / |
| Shafao | 77 | 18 | / |
| Safouo | 77 | 15 | / |
| Safoiu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Safaot | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safuou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safaho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safeao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safaau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shafaot | 71 | 55 | / |
| Sapfouo | 71 | 13 | / |
| Shafaau | 71 | 8 | / |
| Shafaoe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Safouat | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chafaou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shafaoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soffouo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seyfaou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safoa | 67 | 1,260 | / |
| Shafauat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shafaayu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Souffoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shafhoua | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Saffaou
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