Safim Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Safim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India381:20,185,931296,209
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Safim (174) may also be a first name.

Safim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Safim (Arabic: سافيم, Hindi: सफीम, Marathi: सफीम) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safim? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,141,416th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. Safim is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Safim live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Safim is also the 692,220th most frequently held given name in the world, borne by 174 people.

The surname Safim is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 20,185,931. In India it is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 58 percent reside, Madhya Pradesh, where 16 percent reside and Bihar, where 13 percent reside. Excluding India this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shafim9137/
Safaim9110/
Seafim913/
Safime911/
Scafim911/
Sahafim8335/
Shafaim838/
Shafhim831/
Shafitm831/
Safin8037,312/
Sofim8011/
Jafim807/
Zafim805/
Sefim801/
Safem801/
Safimova7715/
Safina7342,247/
Shafin736,430/
Saffin73698/
Saphim73582/
Saafin73301/
Saifin7393/
Chafim7364/
Safien7364/
Safion7328/
Saufin7315/
Sayfin7312/
Sahfin739/
Zazfim737/
Safeem736/
Seafin734/
Shefim733/
Soffim732/
Safing732/
Safi'n731/
Safeme731/
Safint731/
Satfin730/
Saiphim67806/
Safinne67701/
Shafina67361/
Saufina6765/
Shafien6738/
Chaffim6733/
Sahafin6733/
Shaffin6728/
Saifina6724/
Sayfina6720/
Safn6720/
Schafin6718/
Saffina6711/
Saafien677/
Shahfin675/
Shafeem674/
Hsasfem671/
Shaifin671/
Satffin671/
Shaafin671/
Saffink671/
Seaffin671/
Sayphim671/
Shaufin670/
Seafing670/
Sheafin670/

Safim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safim in the Marathi language
सफीमsaphima-
Safim in the Hindi language
सफीमsaphima96.61
Safim in the Arabic language
سافيمsafym-

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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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  • 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 Safim
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