Safiatou Surname
Approximately 1,393 people bear this surname
Safiatou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 477 | 1:43,541 | 5,757 |
| Ivory Coast | 448 | 1:51,498 | 3,138 |
| Burkina Faso | 408 | 1:44,981 | 2,121 |
| Niger | 44 | 1:436,182 | 11,913 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Safiatou (151,565) may also be a first name.
Safiatou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safiatou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Safiatou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻔﻴﺔ) is most common in Cameroon. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Safiatou? popularity and diffusion
Safiatou is the 277,914th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,231,548 people. The surname Safiatou is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Safiatou reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Safiatou is also the 6,925th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 151,565 people.
Safiatou is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 477 people, or 1 in 43,541. In Cameroon Safiatou is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 38 percent live, Far North Region, where 21 percent live and North Region, where 14 percent live. Besides Cameroon this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 32 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 29 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saffiatou | 94 | 9 | / |
| Safiatu | 93 | 240 | / |
| Safiato | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sofiatou | 88 | 13 | / |
| Shafiatu | 88 | 6 | / |
| Safyatou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Safihatu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Saphiatou | 82 | 3 | / |
| Chafiatou | 82 | 2 | / |
| Soufiatou | 82 | 2 | / |
| Shafiaatu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sofiato | 80 | 50 | / |
| Safiata | 80 | 33 | / |
| Sofiatu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Safeatu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Soifihatou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Soffiato | 75 | 327 | / |
| Saffiata | 75 | 3 | / |
| Shafeatu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saphiatu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saffioto | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soffiatto | 71 | 13 | / |
| Sophiatou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Safyata | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soiphiatou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofiasta | 63 | 6 | / |
| Soufiata | 63 | 1 | / |
| Soffiotto | 59 | 80 | / |
| Sophiathuy | 56 | 2 | / |
Safiatou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safiatou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻔﻴﺔ | sfyt | 84.21 |
| ﺻﻔﻴﺘﻮ | sfytw | 15.79 |
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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 Safiatou
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