Safiah Surname
Approximately 1,985 people bear this surname
Safiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,000 | 1:132,249 | 13,214 |
| Saudi Arabia | 875 | 1:35,264 | 5,116 |
| Malaysia | 54 | 1:546,189 | 26,882 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Safiah (13,538) may also be a first name.
Safiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Safiah (Hindi: सफीअह) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Safiah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Safiah is the 208,375th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,671,308 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Safiah reside; 54 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 53 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 49,867th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 13,538 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,000 people, or 1 in 132,249. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: East Java, where 20 percent reside, West Nusa Tenggara, where 19 percent reside and Central Java, where 17 percent reside. Not including Indonesia this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 44 percent reside and Malaysia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Safiah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safiah in the Hindi language | ||
| सफीअह | saphi'aha | - |
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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 Safiah
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