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) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,141,416th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Safim occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Safim reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Safim is also the 692,220th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 174 people.

The last name is most common in India, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 20,185,931. In India Safim is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 58 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 16 percent live and Bihar, where 13 percent live. Aside from India this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 3 percent live.

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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