Safilu Surname
Approximately 185 people bear this surname
Safilu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 180 | 1:426,570 | 26,777 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
Safilu (49) may also be a first name.
Safilu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safilu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Safilu (Hindi: सफीलू) is most common in Iran. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Safilu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,248,410th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Safilu live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 49 people.
Safilu is most frequent in Iran, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 426,570. In Iran Safilu is mostly found in: Zanjan Province, where 90 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 8 percent are found and Alborz Province, where 1 percent are found. Beside Iran this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safiliu | 92 | 14 | / |
| Shafilu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Safilou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Safioğlu | 86 | 25 | / |
| Shafilou | 86 | 17 | / |
| Safiolou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Safelu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Safulu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sofilou | 77 | 22 | / |
| Safiloo | 77 | 21 | / |
| Jaifilu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jafilus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safului | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safoylu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saefulu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sofioğlu | 71 | 148 | / |
| Soifilus | 71 | 51 | / |
| Djafilus | 71 | 25 | / |
| Shafiloo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seyfioğlu | 67 | 459 | / |
| Sofulu | 67 | 94 | / |
| Schaffelu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sefulu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chafiloux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schaffeleu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Saphuhlu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Soufelou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Japhilus | 57 | 1 | / |
Safilu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safilu in the Hindi language | ||
| सफीलू | saphilu | - |
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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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- 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 Safilu
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