Safi Surname

2,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268,287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Palestine

Safi Surname User-submission:

The meaning of the Safi surname is 'pure' in Arabic.

Safi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo67,9021:1,08893
India43,6981:17,5541,389
Iran28,6511:2,680341
Algeria12,1141:3,189436
Afghanistan10,7541:2,990314
Morocco10,4281:3,306298
Iraq10,3911:3,370371
Ethiopia9,1761:10,6311,583
Sudan8,9601:4,186602
Jordan8,8961:994145
Bangladesh7,5701:21,0511,483
Palestine5,7011:79899
Lebanon4,4531:1,266232
Pakistan3,8971:45,8411,932
Libya3,8321:1,629473
Rwanda3,1011:3,665908
Egypt3,0811:29,8403,243
Chad2,7921:4,868752
Indonesia2,7011:48,9635,512
Syria2,4521:7,872767
Turkey1,9641:39,6244,104
United States1,6601:218,34921,224
Somalia1,5191:8,856653
Burkina Faso1,2911:14,2151,132
Kenya8821:52,3585,282
United Arab Emirates8491:10,7921,347
Uganda8391:46,5315,734
Saudi Arabia7951:38,8125,622
Nigeria7161:247,40614,328
Yemen6391:41,3543,547
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Canada4481:82,2459,170
Malaysia4111:71,7625,196
England3911:142,50113,810
Sweden3441:28,6242,334
Tanzania3211:164,92714,641
Germany2811:286,49629,863
Niger2601:73,8153,298
Australia2401:112,48212,520
Denmark2301:24,5422,508
Russia2101:686,30058,624
Belgium2081:55,2728,954
Kuwait2021:18,8152,493
France1771:375,27055,761
Cameroon1711:121,45713,881
Spain1541:303,58518,224
South Africa1521:356,43232,570
Netherlands1421:118,92418,728
Norway1271:40,4905,768
Argentina1011:423,20232,207
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Solomon Islands971:5,980860
Brazil921:2,326,89571,923
Tunisia861:7,1001,189
Papua New Guinea771:105,89214,318
Kazakhstan681:260,03722,674
Mauritania641:63,9824,428
Austria571:149,39419,936
Qatar501:47,1604,880
Zambia471:337,23218,059
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Mexico321:3,878,94425,867
Paraguay321:226,1484,042
Greece311:357,41349,581
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Benin291:356,40027,355
Bulgaria291:240,65212,777
Uruguay291:118,33611,141
Finland281:196,31116,703
Venezuela281:1,078,71715,964
Guyana191:40,1173,928
Israel171:503,39037,521
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Hungary161:613,51735,830
Oman161:230,4983,970
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Panama101:391,2268,067
China91:151,924,6187,954
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Guinea51:2,366,7631,841
Nepal51:5,696,19113,053
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Sáfi (93), Šafi (31), Şafi (1) & Šáfi (2) are calculated separately.

Safi (266,072) may also be a first name.

Safi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of the Safi surname is 'pure' in Arabic.

- khalid693

Safi is a Swahili surname meaning 'clean', 'fresh'.

- knaibei

Safi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Safi (Arabic: صفي, Bengali: সফি, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﺎﻓﻲ, Hindi: सफी, Marathi: सै, Oriya: ସଫି, Russian: Сафи) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may be found as a variant: Sáfi, Šafi, Şafi or Šáfi. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Safi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,041st most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 27,163 people. The last name Safi is primarily found in Asia, where 50 percent of Safi live; 35 percent live in South Asia and 25 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,954th most commonly held given name globally, held by 266,072 people.

This last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 67,902 people, or 1 in 1,088. Not including The DR Congo it is found in 132 countries. It is also found in India, where 16 percent live and Iran, where 11 percent live.

Safi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (67%) in Kenya and Maronite (36%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Safi last name are 5.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Safi earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 21.77% less than the national average, earning 270,747 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 23.54% more than the national average, earning R 293,580 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.29% more than the national average, earning $23,903,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.22% more than the national average, earning $44,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.73% less than the national average, earning $42,864 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sáfi9293/
Šafi9231/
Şafi921/
Shafi89545,847/
Saifi8965,647/
Safii8931,708/
Safih899,624/
Safei898,191/
Safai897,225/
Saufi894,138/
Safie892,473/
Saffi892,404/
Safui892,201/
Saafi891,923/
Sahfi891,097/
Safid89878/
Sadfi89645/
Safhi89628/
Saefi89597/
Siafi89410/
Scafi89354/
Safiy89255/
Safis89191/
Sayfi89173/
Safio89155/
Safit8958/
Sjafi8958/
Safij8926/
Safiz8922/
Sawfi8921/
Seafi8912/
Saïfi898/
Satfi896/
Ssafi895/
Sajfi894/
Safip894/
Saâfi894/
Sasfi893/
Safoi893/
Savfi893/
Safgi892/
Szafi891/
S'Afi891/
Šáfi832/
Shafie8055,675/
Shafei8018,072/
Shafai8013,398/
Shafii809,670/
Safieh805,522/
Shaffi804,917/
Shaafi804,535/
Shafio803,344/
Shafit801,334/
Sahafi801,185/
Shafih801,055/
Shaifi80817/
Saffie80581/
Safaid80544/
Saffih80444/
Shafiy80360/
Sjafii80338/
Shaufi80266/
Shahfi80205/
Shafid80148/
Sauffi80107/
Safeih80105/
Sasfai8081/
Scaffi8078/
Sayfie8068/
Shafiz8063/
Sjafei8044/
Sayfii8043/
Shafis8042/
Saufie8039/
Shaefi8036/
Safaai8035/
Saifie8032/
Shafip8032/
Saufoi8030/
Saufii8027/
Saffhi8023/
Shafhi8023/
Saiffi8022/
Shafui8019/
Safich8018/
Saifid8018/
Saffii8015/
Safeis8014/
Safaia8014/
Sahfie8014/
Safait8013/
Safiey8013/
Saufai8012/
Shafij8012/
Sattfi8012/
Safhii8011/
Safije8010/
Saffai8010/
Safiea8010/
Sjaifi809/
Saifii809/
Schafi809/
Saufui809/
Shapfi808/
Saifih806/
Shjafi806/
Sahfii806/
Sayffi806/
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Saifhi805/
Safish805/
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Safa7545,280/
Sofi7527,293/
Safy758,784/
Safe754,291/
Sefi754,143/
Jafi751,190/
Cafi75884/
Zafi75348/
Sófi7595/
Xafi7563/
Safj751/
Safı751/
Shaffie732,061/
Shafiey73354/
Shafait73290/
Shafieh73284/
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Shaffii7342/
Saufist7323/
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Seifi6747,172/
Soufi6726,938/
Saffa6721,761/
Saphi6715,801/
Shafa6714,247/
Chafi6713,045/
Safaa676,805/
Safer675,295/
Seyfi673,967/
Shafe673,908/
Shafy673,881/
Siafa673,442/
Sofii673,134/
Saify673,120/
Soofi672,609/
Shofi672,286/
Caffi671,521/
Sofio671,395/
Safey671,389/
Safoa671,260/
Saifa671,115/
Safee671,029/
Saife67974/
Shefi67915/
Scafe67828/
Djafi67643/
Jafai67638/
Soffi67599/
Saffy67510/
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Sodfi67379/
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Jafit67270/
Jafei67238/
Sofei67201/
Sefai67193/
Zaffi67190/
Safha67157/
Ziafi67144/
Sofih67132/
Safet67130/
Saufa67124/
Zafio67107/
Safay67103/
Zaafi6798/
Safaj6782/
Sahvi6780/
Suifi6780/
Xhafi6772/
Sasfy6769/
Siofi6769/
Jaafi6762/
Zafis6751/
Saufe6751/
Šafii6750/
Safehieh6750/
Sofai6748/
Seffi6748/
Soifi6745/
Saafa6743/
Safea6742/
Szaffich6741/
Safes6728/
Jaffi6728/
Zayfi6727/
Szefi6726/
Jafih6726/
Zafit6725/
Sefui6723/
Sahfe6723/
Zafie6721/
Soefi6720/
Sofit6720/
Shafahai6719/
Sayfy6718/
Sofid6717/
Sofiy6717/
Scofi6716/
Jaufi6716/
Safyo6716/
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Safi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safi in the Hindi language
सफीsaphi95.27
साफीsaphi2.63
शफीsaphi0.36
सफिsaphi0.33
सफ़ीsafi0.23
साफ़ीsafi0.11
साफिsaphi0.08
़सफीsaphi0.08
सफ़ीsafi0.06
सफी़saphi0.02
रफीraphi0.01
ससीsasi0.01
सकीsaki0.01
शशिsasi0.01
Safi in the Oriya language
ସଫିsaphi87.29
ସାଫିsaphi10.5
ସାଫୀsaphi1.1
ଷଫିsaphi0.55
Safi in the Marathi language
सैsai80
साफ़ीsafi13.33
सफ़ीsafi6.67
Safi in the Bengali language
সফিsaphi76
সাফিsaphi12
সফীsaphi8
শাফিsaphi4
Safi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺼﺎﻓﻲalsafy62.5
ﺍﻟﺼﺎﻓﻰalsafy15.63
ﺻﺎﻓﻲsafy6.25
ﺍﻟﺼﻔﻰalsfy6.25
ﺻﻔﻰsfy3.13
ﺳﻔﻲsfy3.13
ﺻﻔﻲsfy3.13
Safi in the Russian language
Сафиsafi-
Safi in the Arabic language
صفيsfy-

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