Safila Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Safila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1681:787,19859,965
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
India301:25,568,846339,406
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Safila (2,793) may also be a first name.

Safila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Safila (Bengali: সফিলা, Hindi: सफीला, Marathi: सफीला, Oriya: ସାଫିଲା) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safila? popularity and diffusion

It is the 761,666th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 19,433,456 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Safila are found; 47 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 47 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 138,069th most prevalent forename at a global level, borne by 2,793 people.

The last name Safila is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 787,198. In Indonesia Safila is mostly concentrated in: East Java, where 26 percent are found, West Java, where 20 percent are found and North Sumatra, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia Safila occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 42 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safilah9246/
Shafila9216/
Safiola925/
Saffila922/
Safilat922/
Safilya922/
Safilai921/
Safiliah867/
Shafilah865/
Saifilah864/
Safiolea862/
Shafiela861/
Shafilai861/
Sshafila861/
Safili83127/
Sefila8397/
Safela8366/
Sofila8346/
Safula8343/
Safilo8341/
Safily834/
Jafila832/
Zafila831/
Saifoilah801/
Saifuilah801/
Safieli77338/
Saifula7775/
Zafilia7764/
Safiely7747/
Sofilas7730/
Safiloo7721/
Safeela7717/
Safelas7716/
Safulla7715/
Saffula7713/
Sofilah779/
Sefilia779/
Zafilah778/
Safulah778/
Shafili778/
Saphila773/
Safiele773/
Saafili772/
Safulia772/
Shafula772/
Saufula771/
Chafila771/
Jafilaj771/
Soufila771/
Zafuila771/
Sofiloa771/
Safilou771/
Safiolo771/
Safelat771/
Djafila771/
Sefoila771/
Sahfile771/
Shafile771/
Zafilahy715,046/
Saifulla714,068/
Safullah71299/
Saefulah71204/
Saifulah71180/
Saiphula7119/
Saefulla7118/
Shafilou7117/
Shafeela7114/
Shofilah7113/
Saphilat7112/
Shaifula719/
Shafulla718/
Saphaila718/
Shafileh714/
Saufulah713/
Saifulai713/
Sahfulla712/
Saiphila711/
Saifaili711/
Safeulah711/
Saffulla711/
Safuulah711/
Seefaila711/
Shafulha711/
Safiolou711/
Saphilia711/
Cafailla711/
Seafiled711/
Shafiloo711/
Sephaila711/
Saffelah711/
Saffulah711/
Saafulha711/
Saifullah6785,731/
Sayfullah674,777/
Saefullah673,463/
Sofela671,254/
Safeli671,150/
Shaifulla67381/
Safely67111/
Sefula6791/
Sofile6771/
Shafullah6758/
Saiffulah6737/
Sefela6731/
Sofilj6727/
Sofula6722/
Sofilo6720/
Safele6719/
Saufullah6717/
Safeullah6716/
Saiphulla6712/
Şafili6711/
Saiphulah677/
Shaifulah677/
Safullaha674/
Zafili672/
Safeallah672/
Saffullah672/
Saiffulla671/
Jofila671/
Jafela671/
Zafela671/
Sheffiela671/
Seffileah671/
Shaufulla671/
Shafeulla671/
Shafilett671/
Saifullia671/
Sofili671/
Saifullla671/
Saifuulah671/
Safelo671/
Safeullha671/
Caufailla671/
Shafealla671/
Saifulaih671/
Saifullai671/
Saifulaha671/
Saifulahh671/
Safulllah671/
Saafullah671/
Zafula671/
Schaufela670/
Chatfeila670/

Safila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safila in the Bengali language
সফিলাsaphila-
Safila in the Marathi language
सफीलाsaphila91.67
साफीलाsaphila8.33
Safila in the Hindi language
सफीलाsaphila77.71
सफिलाsaphila13.38
साफिलाsaphila7.01
साफीलाsaphila1.27
सफ़िलाsafila0.64
Safila in the Oriya language
ସାଫିଲାsaphila50
ସଫିଲାsaphila50

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Footnotes

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