Safiku Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Safiku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Safiku (161) may also be a first name.
Safiku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safiku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Safiku (Bengali: সফিকু, Hindi: सफीकु, Marathi: सफीकु) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Safiku? popularity and diffusion
Safiku is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Safiku is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Safiku are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 722,635th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 161 people.
The surname Safiku is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafiku | 92 | 7 | / |
| Safikui | 92 | 1 | / |
| Safikou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Siafikou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shafikhu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Safuku | 83 | 4 | / |
| Shafuku | 77 | 51 | / |
| Shefiku | 77 | 47 | / |
| Saifuku | 77 | 40 | / |
| Saphiku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shafiqeu | 71 | 22 | / |
| Shaufuku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saphikhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soficu | 67 | 105 | / |
| Sofuku | 67 | 100 | / |
| Zaficu | 67 | 84 | / |
| Sefuku | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sofeku | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zafuku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shofuku | 62 | 72 | / |
| Seifuku | 62 | 31 | / |
| Sefekou | 62 | 2 | / |
| Ssefuku | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chaffekou | 53 | 1 | / |
Safiku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safiku in the Bengali language | ||
| সফিকু | saphiku | - |
| Safiku in the Hindi language | ||
| सफीकु | saphiku | 75 |
| सफीकू | saphiku | 11.54 |
| साफिकु | saphiku | 1.92 |
| सफीक | saphika | 1.92 |
| सफीर्कु | saphirku | 1.92 |
| सफिकु | saphiku | 1.92 |
| सफ़ीकु | safiku | 1.92 |
| शफीकू | saphiku | 1.92 |
| Safiku in the Marathi language | ||
| सफीकु | saphiku | 50 |
| सािफकू | saiphaku | 33.33 |
| सै | sai | 16.67 |
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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 Safiku
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