Safim Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Safim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafim | 91 | 37 | / |
| Safaim | 91 | 10 | / |
| Seafim | 91 | 3 | / |
| Safime | 91 | 1 | / |
| Scafim | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sahafim | 83 | 35 | / |
| Shafaim | 83 | 8 | / |
| Shafhim | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shafitm | 83 | 1 | / |
| Safin | 80 | 37,312 | / |
| Sofim | 80 | 11 | / |
| Jafim | 80 | 7 | / |
| Zafim | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sefim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Safem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Safimova | 77 | 15 | / |
| Safina | 73 | 42,247 | / |
| Shafin | 73 | 6,430 | / |
| Saffin | 73 | 698 | / |
| Saphim | 73 | 582 | / |
| Saafin | 73 | 301 | / |
| Saifin | 73 | 93 | / |
| Chafim | 73 | 64 | / |
| Safien | 73 | 64 | / |
| Safion | 73 | 28 | / |
| Saufin | 73 | 15 | / |
| Sayfin | 73 | 12 | / |
| Sahfin | 73 | 9 | / |
| Zazfim | 73 | 7 | / |
| Safeem | 73 | 6 | / |
| Seafin | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shefim | 73 | 3 | / |
| Soffim | 73 | 2 | / |
| Safing | 73 | 2 | / |
| Safi'n | 73 | 1 | / |
| Safeme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Safint | 73 | 1 | / |
| Satfin | 73 | 0 | / |
| Saiphim | 67 | 806 | / |
| Safinne | 67 | 701 | / |
| Shafina | 67 | 361 | / |
| Saufina | 67 | 65 | / |
| Shafien | 67 | 38 | / |
| Chaffim | 67 | 33 | / |
| Sahafin | 67 | 33 | / |
| Shaffin | 67 | 28 | / |
| Saifina | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sayfina | 67 | 20 | / |
| Safn | 67 | 20 | / |
| Schafin | 67 | 18 | / |
| Saffina | 67 | 11 | / |
| Saafien | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shahfin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shafeem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hsasfem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaifin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Satffin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaafin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saffink | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seaffin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sayphim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaufin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Seafing | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sheafin | 67 | 0 | / |
Safim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safim in the Marathi language | ||
| सफीम | saphima | - |
| Safim in the Hindi language | ||
| सफीम | saphima | 96.61 |
| Safim in the Arabic language | ||
| سافيم | safym | - |
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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 Safim
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