Safija Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Safija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 73 | 1:725,228 | 41,094 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Safija (7,327) may also be a first name.
Safija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Safija (Bengali: সফিজা, Hindi: सफीजा, Marathi: सफीजा) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Safija? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,075,631st most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Safija live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 75,287th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 7,327 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 725,228. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mwanza Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 9 percent reside and Montenegro, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Safija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safija in the Bengali language | ||
| সফিজা | saphija | - |
| Safija in the Marathi language | ||
| सफीजा | saphija | - |
| Safija in the Hindi language | ||
| सफीजा | saphija | 81.82 |
| साफिजा | saphija | 9.09 |
| सफिजा | saphija | 6.06 |
| सफ़ीजा | safija | 3.03 |
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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 Safija
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