Safif Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Safif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
Safif (96) may also be a first name.
Safif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Safif (Hindi: सफीफ) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Safif.
How Common Is The Last Name Safif? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,274,477th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Safif live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 968,397th most common first name globally, held by 96 people.
The surname Safif is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 26,450,530. In India Safif is primarily found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 48 percent live, Bihar, where 45 percent live and Delhi, where 3 percent live. Not including India it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 14 percent live and Iran, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafif | 91 | 114 | / |
| Safief | 91 | 2 | / |
| Safiff | 91 | 1 | / |
| Safhif | 91 | 1 | / |
| Siafif | 91 | 1 | / |
| Saifif | 91 | 1 | / |
| Shafief | 83 | 58 | / |
| Shafiff | 83 | 8 | / |
| Shafife | 83 | 2 | / |
| Shafeif | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jafif | 80 | 207 | / |
| Zafif | 80 | 26 | / |
| Safib | 80 | 15 | / |
| Cafif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shafieff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safiev | 73 | 2,991 | / |
| Chafif | 73 | 53 | / |
| Shafib | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sohfif | 73 | 4 | / |
| Safeef | 73 | 3 | / |
| Shafef | 73 | 3 | / |
| Shafiw | 73 | 3 | / |
| Shafiv | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sofiof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Safaib | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soffif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Safiov | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saffew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saffev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Safiew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shafiev | 67 | 6,599 | / |
| Sayfiev | 67 | 2,494 | / |
| Shafeef | 67 | 103 | / |
| Chaffif | 67 | 14 | / |
| Saifiev | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chafiff | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shafayf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shefiff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shaffev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sheffif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seffief | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shafivt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saifeev | 67 | 1 | / |
Safif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safif in the Hindi language | ||
| सफीफ | saphipha | - |
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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 Safif
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