Safianu Surname
Approximately 2,950 people bear this surname
Safianu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,524 | 1:17,730 | 2,249 |
| Nigeria | 1,411 | 1:125,544 | 8,227 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Safianu (4,152) may also be a first name.
Safianu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safianu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Safianu has its highest incidence in Ghana. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Safianu.
How Common Is The Last Name Safianu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Safianu is the 149,714th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,470,355 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Safianu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Safianu is also the 107,856th most numerous first name on earth, held by 4,152 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,524 people, or 1 in 17,730. Outside of Ghana Safianu exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 48 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safianou | 93 | 817 | / |
| Shafianu | 93 | 89 | / |
| Safihanu | 93 | 9 | / |
| Safiaynu | 93 | 8 | / |
| Saifianu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sayfianu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Safianhou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Safiaanou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Safoiyanu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Safyanu | 86 | 448 | / |
| Sefianu | 86 | 333 | / |
| Sofianu | 86 | 269 | / |
| Zafianu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sofianou | 80 | 1,085 | / |
| Shefianu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Saphianu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sofihanu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sofianus | 80 | 2 | / |
| Seifianu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sefihanu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Safyanou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sefhianu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saffyanu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Soufianou | 75 | 1,923 | / |
| Shefihanu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Safayyanu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Souffianou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ssoufianou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sefyanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sefionou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sophianu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sephianu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sophianou | 63 | 26 | / |
| Soufyanou | 63 | 21 | / |
| Soufjanou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Souphianou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Soufyannou | 59 | 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 Safianu
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