Safhani Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Safhani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safhani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Safhani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Safhani occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Safhani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Safhani occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Safhani live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The last name is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 5,906,348. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 69 percent are found, Hamadan Province, where 8 percent are found and Isfahan Province, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran it exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 19 percent are found.

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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 Safhani
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