Safiev Surname

147,933rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,991 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tajikistan
Highest density in:
Tajikistan

Safiev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safiev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tajikistan2,1861:3,837740
Russia5201:277,16028,792
Kazakhstan971:182,29417,382
Bulgaria811:86,1595,315
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Azerbaijan321:301,5356,945
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

The alternate forms: Šafiev (1) are calculated separately.

Safiev Last Name Facts

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

Safiev (Russian: Сафиев) is found most frequently in Tajikistan. It can be found as a variant: Šafiev. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Safiev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Safiev is the 147,933rd most frequent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,436,491 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Safiev reside; 78 percent reside in Central Asia and 78 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.

The last name is most frequent in Tajikistan, where it is borne by 2,186 people, or 1 in 3,837. Besides Tajikistan Safiev exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 17 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside.

Safiev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Safiev surname are 19.19% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 65.96% being registered to vote for the party.

Safiev earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $36,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šafiev941/
Shafiev926,599/
Sayfiev922,494/
Safiyev921,700/
Saifiev927/
Safev914/
Saifiyev862,351/
Shafiyev86813/
Sayfiyev8689/
Safijevs863/
Sayfieev861/
Shafieev861/
Shafiiev861/
Şsafiyev861/
Safaiyev861/
Safoev835,526/
Safaev831,956/
Sofiev83259/
Safeev83226/
Sefiev8350/
Safyev8326/
Safuev839/
Safeva836/
Safief832/
Saffev831/
Shafiv831/
Safiov831/
Safiew831/
Shafiejev802/
Safayev774,412/
Şafiyev773,316/
Shafeev771,807/
Safoyev77984/
Sofiyev77635/
Sayfeev7776/
Shafief7758/
Shafyev7745/
Shafoev7725/
Shefiev7722/
Seyfiev7717/
Saifyev7710/
Shafieb778/
Shafaev776/
Safuyev774/
Shofiev774/
Shafeva773/
Sayfuev772/
Shaffev772/
Shafife772/
Sayfaev771/
Saifeev771/
Safeyev771/
Şafieyv771/
Şafyiev771/
Sapfaev771/
Chafiev771/
Sofieyv771/
Shafivt771/
Šafijev771/
Safajev771/
Safif7336/
Safew7328/
Safib7315/
Sofev7314/
Sefiv733/
Safeb731/
Sofiv731/
Safayeva714,439/
Safoyeva71991/
Seyfiyev71305/
Shafeyev712/
Shayfeev712/
Şafaiyev711/
Safuyeva711/
Dzhafiev711/
Schafeev711/
Schaffiv711/
Shayfuev711/
Shafayev711/
Shafieff711/
Safejeva711/
Schafiew711/
Shafif67114/
Sofeev6757/
Sofeva6743/
Sofyev6730/
Sofuev6724/
Szafiejew6714/
Sefiew679/
Shafeyeva676/
Sofaev675/
Shafib675/
Safeef673/
Shafef673/
Shafiw673/
Şafyev672/
Chafiv672/
Shafew672/
Saffew671/
Safyov671/
Sofiov671/
Sefyev671/
Šafiov671/
Shafayeva671/
Saifejeva671/
Saifif671/
Siafif671/
Safaib671/
Safhif671/
Safiff671/

Safiev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safiev in the Russian language
Сафиевsafiev-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Safiev
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