Safiata Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Safiata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safiata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso181:1,019,56110,177
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Safiata (27,691) may also be a first name.

Safiata Last Name Facts

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

Safiata (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻔﻴﺘﺎ) occurs more in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Safiata? popularity and diffusion

The last name Safiata is the 3,432,070th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Safiata occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Safiata live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 29,620th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 27,691 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 1,019,561. In Burkina Faso it is mostly found in: Sahel Region, where 89 percent reside, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 6 percent reside and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Burkina Faso this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 42 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saffiata933/
Safiati86177/
Safyata861/
Safiato861/
Safiate861/
Safiatou801,393/
Sofiasta806/
Soufiata801/
Safiatti801/
Saffiatou759/
Shefiatay751/
Sofiati713,225/
Sofiaty71143/
Sofiate7188/
Safioti7151/
Sofiato7150/
Safiote716/
Safyati713/
Saffioti672,051/
Soffiati671,119/
Soffiato67327/
Sofiatti67307/
Shofiati67240/
Safiotti6740/
Saffiote6735/
Sofiatou6713/
Sofiasty679/
Sofiatte675/
Sofiathi674/
Soufiati671/
Soifiati671/
Saffioto671/
Safyatou671/
Soffiate671/

Safiata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safiata in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻔﻴﺘﺎsfyta60
ﺻﻔﻴﺔsfyt20
ﺻﻔﻴﻪsfyh20

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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 Safiata
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