Safil Surname

468,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Safil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan4691:380,9047,319
India2111:3,635,381101,965
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Safil (1,843) may also be a first name.

Safil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Safil (Bengali: সাফিল, Hindi: सफील, Marathi: सफील, Oriya: ସାଫିଲ, Russian: Сафил) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Safil? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 468,258th most numerous last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 10,149,785 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Safil live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 65 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Safil is also the 177,647th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 1,843 people.

It is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is borne by 469 people, or 1 in 380,904. In Pakistan Safil is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 94 percent are found, Sindh, where 5 percent are found and Balochistan, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Pakistan this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in India, where 29 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safiel911,061/
Shafil91256/
Saifil9118/
Saufil9110/
Safiol9110/
Saffil917/
Sahfil914/
Sayfil912/
Saafil911/
Safl8915/
Saffill8352/
Shaifil837/
Shafiel834/
Shafi'l831/
Saffiel830/
Seafild830/
Sefil802,911/
Jafil80420/
Safel80323/
Sofil80141/
Saufl8039/
Zafil809/
Saifl802/
Safll802/
Saffl801/
Saflh801/
Shafl801/
Cafil800/
Safilova7718/
Shahafil771/
Saffiell770/
Schafild770/
Schaffil770/
Saffel73497/
Chafil73493/
Safeel73316/
Caifil73118/
Shafel7347/
Jaafil7337/
Saifel7335/
Szafel7323/
Saphil7322/
Shaufl7318/
Safell7317/
Safeld7313/
Djafil7310/
Shofil739/
Shefil737/
Safael736/
Cafill736/
Sofiel735/
Scofil735/
Shafll735/
Saafel732/
Safuel732/
Jahfil732/
Sadfel731/
Scafel731/
Sofild731/
Sofill731/
Shaifl731/
Shaffl731/
Soufil731/
Suifil731/
Safled731/
Saflet731/
Schafl731/
Seifil731/
Saifyl731/
Soffil730/
Safelt730/
Saffll730/
Sayfilova712/
Schaepfil710/
Saffell671,930/
Sefl67214/
Shafeel67196/
Schapfl67177/
Sjaiful67126/
Saphiel67123/
Jafl6747/
Saifoel6719/
Schafel6719/
Sahfeld6718/
Safeldt6716/
Scoffil6713/
Saafeld6712/
Scofill6711/
Schaufl679/
Shafael675/
Saifleh674/
Shaifel674/
Šafl673/
Sahavil673/
Soffill673/
Shaufel672/
Shaffel672/
Shafuel672/
Seafelt671/
Shaphil671/
Shafell671/
Sofl671/
Shaafel671/
Shafleh671/
Xafl671/
Caufill670/
Sayfelt670/
Shafelt670/
Seafeld670/
Sheffil670/
Seifiel670/
Saflesh670/

Safil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safil in the Bengali language
সাফিলsaphila-
Safil in the Hindi language
सफीलsaphila95.65
सफिलsaphila2.48
Safil in the Marathi language
सफीलsaphila92.86
शफीलsaphila2.38
सैsai2.38
सामीsami2.38
Safil in the Oriya language
ସାଫିଲsaphila40
ସଫିଲsaphila40
ସାଫିଳsaphila20
Safil in the Russian language
Сафилsafil-

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