Safih Surname
Approximately 9,624 people bear this surname
Safih Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 8,352 | 1:4,193 | 430 |
| Pakistan | 732 | 1:244,049 | 5,560 |
| Morocco | 477 | 1:72,277 | 12,260 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Yemen | 9 | 1:2,936,144 | 15,216 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Safih (1,933) may also be a first name.
Safih Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safih Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Safih (Arabic: صفيح, Hindi: सफीह) is found most in Iraq. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Safih? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 53,102nd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 757,226 people. The last name Safih is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Safih live; 87 percent live in West Asia and 87 percent live in Levant. It is also the 172,554th most common first name in the world It is held by 1,933 people.
The surname Safih is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is held by 8,352 people, or 1 in 4,193. Without taking into account Iraq this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 8 percent are found and Morocco, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Safih Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safih in the Hindi language | ||
| सफीह | saphiha | - |
| Safih in the Arabic language | ||
| صفيح | sfyh | - |
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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 Safih
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