Safiai Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Safiai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 91 | 1:324,112 | 17,512 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
The alternate forms: Safiâi (7) are calculated separately.
Safiai (31) may also be a first name.
Safiai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safiai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Safiai occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Safiâi. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Safiai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Safiai is the 1,828,462nd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Safiai reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 31 people.
The last name Safiai is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 324,112. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Selangor, where 26 percent live, Kelantan, where 19 percent live and Perak, where 11 percent live. Aside from Malaysia Safiai is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 9 percent live and Algeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safiâi | 94 | 7 | / |
| Shafiai | 92 | 303 | / |
| Shafiaie | 86 | 11 | / |
| Sha'fiai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shaffiai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Safeai | 83 | 8 | / |
| Safiae | 83 | 1 | / |
| Safioui | 77 | 650 | / |
| Chafiai | 77 | 622 | / |
| Shafiae | 77 | 19 | / |
| Shafeai | 77 | 16 | / |
| Safieei | 77 | 8 | / |
| Saafiae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safhioui | 71 | 23 | / |
| Shafieei | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shafiaee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soufiahi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shafioui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soufiaoui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Safyoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefioui | 62 | 4 | / |
| Sofiahe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Shofiayo | 57 | 3 | / |
| Safyaoui | 57 | 1 | / |
| Shafeeaay | 53 | 3 | / |
| Chadfioui | 53 | 1 | / |
| Safeoe | 50 | 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 Safiai
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