Safiam Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Safiam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safiam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Safiam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Safiam occurs most in Malaysia. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Safiam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Safiam is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Safiam occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Safiam reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 80 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

It is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia Safiam is most frequent in: Kedah, where 33 percent live, Selangor, where 33 percent live and Terengganu, where 33 percent live. Excluding Malaysia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 20 percent live and Indonesia, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safian833,756/
Sofiam831/
Saifian77681/
Shafian77580/
Saffian77372/
Saufian7786/
Safiane7779/
Safiaan7732/
Safijan7718/
Sahfian7710/
Szafian7710/
Safihan779/
Siafian777/
Safiang771/
Soufiam771/
Ssafian771/
Satfian771/
Sofiame771/
Shafiean71105/
Shafiaan7158/
Safaiyan7152/
Safaiian7136/
Sofiatim7110/
Sahafian719/
Safayian717/
Safiatin716/
Shahfian714/
Shaufian714/
Shafihan714/
Shafijan713/
Saufiane713/
Soufiame712/
Safianne711/
Sofian6724,896/
Safyan671,018/
Shafieean67174/
Safianova67115/
Zafian67110/
Shafaiyan6786/
Safjan6744/
Safion6728/
Shafaiean6714/
Safean672/
Shafayian671/
Sahafijan671/
Safianová671/

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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 Safiam
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