Safian Surname
Approximately 3,756 people bear this surname
Safian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 1,205 | 1:24,477 | 2,207 |
| Poland | 504 | 1:75,414 | 11,785 |
| Pakistan | 354 | 1:504,644 | 8,683 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Yemen | 327 | 1:80,811 | 5,364 |
| United States | 319 | 1:1,136,235 | 81,718 |
| Indonesia | 165 | 1:801,510 | 60,937 |
| Ukraine | 135 | 1:337,205 | 42,145 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| Iran | 28 | 1:2,742,233 | 86,474 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Sáfián (239) are calculated separately.
Safian (2,641) may also be a first name.
Safian Demographics
Average Safian Salary in
United States
$59,947 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Safian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safian Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Safian (Hindi: सफीअं, Marathi: सैफन, Oriya: େସାଫିୟାନ୍) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Sáfián. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Safian? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 121,856th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,940,241 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Safian reside; 37 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 37 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 142,880th most widely held first name on earth, held by 2,641 people.
The last name Safian is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 1,205 people, or 1 in 24,477. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Perak, where 26 percent reside, Selangor, where 17 percent reside and Pahang, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia it exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 13 percent reside and Pakistan, where 9 percent reside.
Safian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Safian has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Safian surname increased 10,633 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Safian Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Safian surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.
The amount Safian earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 38.93% more than the national average, earning $59,947 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning $52,376 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Safian Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safian in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାଫିୟାନ୍ | esaphiyan | - |
| Safian in the Marathi language | ||
| सैफन | saiphana | - |
| Safian in the Hindi language | ||
| सफीअं | saphi'am | 50 |
| सफीअन | saphi'ana | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Safian
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