Safin Surname

14,928th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Safin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia29,3441:4,912592
Bangladesh3,6051:44,2042,530
Kazakhstan1,5851:11,1561,729
Uzbekistan8051:38,4215,185
Poland4251:89,43213,771
Iran2741:280,22820,361
United States2671:1,357,52494,287
Indonesia1731:764,44658,463
Iraq1311:267,3415,559
Kyrgyzstan1301:45,9436,794
Belarus1181:80,51712,830
India831:9,241,752184,052
France641:1,037,855114,367
Azerbaijan331:292,3986,787
Tajikistan251:335,4682,548
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Afghanistan151:2,143,54615,005
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Slovenia151:165,84514,188
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
England111:5,065,278148,650
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Armenia31:976,72713,552
China31:455,773,85521,925
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Šafin (55), Safín (12) & Šafín (2) are calculated separately.

Safin (3,915) may also be a first name.

Safin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Safin (Arabic: صفين, Hindi: सफीन, Marathi: सफीन, Oriya: ସାଫିନ, Russian: Сафин) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Šafin, Safín or Šafín. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Safin is the 14,928th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 195,314 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Safin are found; 68 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 67 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Safin is also the 111,954th most frequently used given name internationally, held by 3,915 people.

The surname Safin is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 29,344 people, or 1 in 4,912. In Russia it is most common in: Republic of Tatarstan, where 37 percent reside, Bashkortostan Republic, where 22 percent reside and Moscow, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Russia it is found in 70 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 10 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent reside.

Safin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Safin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Safin last name grew 26,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Safin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Muslim (97%) in Russia, Catholic (50%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine and Muslim (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those holding the Safin last name are 13.41% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 60.18% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Safin earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.61% less than the national average, earning $42,022 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.59% less than the national average, earning $35,974 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šafin9355/
Safín9312/
Safina9142,247/
Shafin916,430/
Saffin91698/
Saafin91301/
Saifin9193/
Safien9164/
Safion9128/
Saufin9115/
Sayfin9112/
Sahfin919/
Seafin914/
Safing912/
Scafin911/
Safint911/
Safi'n911/
Satfin910/
Safn8920/
Šafín872/
Safinne83701/
Shafina83361/
Saufina8365/
Shafien8338/
Sahafin8333/
Shaffin8328/
Saifina8324/
Sayfina8320/
Schafin8318/
Saffina8311/
Scaffin8311/
Saafien837/
Shahfin835/
Satffin831/
Shaifin831/
Shaafin831/
Saffink831/
Seaffin831/
Sheafin830/
Seafing830/
Shaufin830/
Sofin803,204/
Cafin80434/
Safyn80352/
Jafin80173/
Sefin8068/
Safim8039/
Zafin8028/
Safen8024/
Safng803/
Safnt803/
Safhn801/
Safinova77157/
Shaffina7729/
Schaffin776/
Schafing775/
Shaffien773/
Safinová773/
Shahfina772/
Shaafien771/
Scheafin771/
Sahafien771/
Shaifuin771/
Seaffina770/
Chafin735,017/
Sofina733,133/
Caffin731,481/
Safyna73372/
Safeen73194/
Sefien73160/
Saphin73155/
Jaffin73148/
Soffin73130/
Shefin73115/
Sofien7393/
Jayfin7390/
Saffen7383/
Shofin7365/
Sofion7348/
Zaffin7343/
Josfin7339/
Shafim7337/
Shafen7332/
Zafina7329/
Seifin7320/
Seffin7316/
Saifen7314/
Soifin7313/
Zaifin7310/
Sotfin737/
Seefin735/
Jaifin734/
Safeng734/
Shafyn734/
Jasfin733/
Seafim733/
Saufen733/
Soufin732/
Seyfin731/
Cahfin731/
Jaafin731/
Sosfin731/
Jahfin731/
Zayfin731/
Shaefn731/
Safyon731/
Safend731/
Siefin731/
Jafing731/
Sahvin730/
Saffinová714/
Shafinova712/
Schaffion711/
Saffinova711/
Sha'afina711/
Schaffint710/
Chaffin6713,927/
Zaffina67642/
Shafeen67538/
Saiphin67522/
Soufind67456/
Saafeen67328/
Scoffin67261/
Saiphen67190/
Sefn67185/
Söffing67117/
Seifing67111/
Soufien6760/
Saphina6736/
Sahafim6735/
Sahavin6726/
Soffing6725/
Saphing6722/
Shoufin6718/
Sheffin6714/
Chaufin679/
Caufijn678/
Safnova677/
Scaphin676/
Shafeng676/
Shaphin675/
Soufina675/
Chasfin674/
Shoffin674/
Shafyna674/
Seyfina673/
Seifien673/
Shaffen673/
Saffeen673/
Soffien673/
Schafen672/
Satfeng672/
Sayphin672/
Saifeng671/
Sauphin671/
Chafinn671/
Joshfin671/
Hsafeen671/
Zaffinn671/
Shofina671/
Shahvin671/
Sheafen671/
Shahfen671/
Souffin671/
Sopfien671/
Jaffing671/
Soffina671/
Soffion671/
Shaifen671/
Schofin671/
Seafeen671/
Joysfin671/
Saefuen671/
Safynne671/
Sofn671/
Shafaen671/
Cafn671/
Jafn671/
Soiffin670/
Sahafen670/
Cauffin670/

Safin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safin in the Hindi language
सफीनsaphina83.01
साफीनsaphina8.5
साफिनsaphina3.92
सफिनsaphina3.27
Safin in the Oriya language
ସାଫିନsaphina50
ସଫିନsaphina25
ସାହିନsahina25
Safin in the Marathi language
सफीनsaphina31.58
सािफनsaiphana26.32
साफीनsaphina26.32
सफीनाsaphina10.53
शाफीनsaphina5.26
Safin in the Russian language
Сафинsafin-
Safin in the Arabic language
صفينsfyn-
سافينsafyn-

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