Safiya Surname
Approximately 28,796 people bear this surname
Safiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 19,649 | 1:9,015 | 1,004 |
| Ethiopia | 6,117 | 1:15,947 | 2,188 |
| India | 2,194 | 1:349,620 | 19,100 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Pakistan | 199 | 1:897,708 | 12,217 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Niger | 87 | 1:220,598 | 7,246 |
| Uganda | 39 | 1:1,001,007 | 43,411 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Maldives | 6 | 1:67,362 | 2,983 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Safiya (307,928) may also be a first name.
Safiya Demographics
Safiya Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Safiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Safiya (Bengali: সাফিয়া, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻔﻴﻪ, Hindi: साफिया, Marathi: सफीया, Oriya: ସଫିୟା, Russian: Сафия) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Safiya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 19,087th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 253,075 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Safiya reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Safiya is also the 3,386th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 307,928 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 19,649 people, or 1 in 9,015. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Katsina, where 48 percent are found, Kano, where 11 percent are found and Zamfara, where 8 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Safiya exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 21 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.
Safiya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Safiya surname is principally Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Safiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safiya in the Hindi language | ||
| साफिया | saphiya | 78.16 |
| सफिया | saphiya | 16.78 |
| सफीया | saphiya | 2.88 |
| साफीया | saphiya | 1.84 |
| साफि़या | saphiya | 0.05 |
| सफ़िया | safiya | 0.05 |
| सफि़या | saphiya | 0.04 |
| साफिय | saphiya | 0.03 |
| शाफिया | saphiya | 0.03 |
| शफिया | saphiya | 0.02 |
| सफीय | saphiya | 0.02 |
| शफीया | saphiya | 0.01 |
| सफिय | saphiya | 0.01 |
| साफ्िया | saphiya | 0 |
| सफीना | saphina | 0 |
| साफिसा | saphisa | 0 |
| साफ़िया | safiya | 0 |
| साफािया | saphaiya | 0 |
| साफीय | saphiya | 0 |
| राफिया | raphiya | 0 |
| सफियाा | saphiyaa | 0 |
| सा़फिया | saphiya | 0 |
| सपिया | sapiya | 0 |
| साफिॅया | saphieya | 0 |
| साहिबा | sahiba | 0 |
| Safiya in the Marathi language | ||
| सफीया | saphiya | 77.2 |
| साफीया | saphiya | 16.69 |
| सै | sai | 2.25 |
| सकीया | sakiya | 0.39 |
| सािदक | saidaka | 0.35 |
| शफीया | saphiya | 0.35 |
| सैयद | saiyada | 0.27 |
| सफ़ीया | safiya | 0.23 |
| साकीया | sakiya | 0.23 |
| सािजद | saijada | 0.19 |
| शाफीया | saphiya | 0.12 |
| शािहद | saihada | 0.08 |
| सयद | sayada | 0.08 |
| शायदा | sayada | 0.04 |
| सबीया | sabiya | 0.04 |
| साबीयु | sabiyu | 0.04 |
| साफ़ीया | safiya | 0.04 |
| सैफ़ीया | saifiya | 0.04 |
| सािफ़या | saifaya | 0.04 |
| सफीयाा | saphiyaa | 0.04 |
| संयद | sanyada | 0.04 |
| सािहरा | saihara | 0.04 |
| तैयब | taiyaba | 0.04 |
| सािकया | saikaya | 0.04 |
| सैपन | saipana | 0.04 |
| सािबर | saibara | 0.04 |
| ईसमीया | isamiya | 0.04 |
| Safiya in the Bengali language | ||
| সাফিয়া | saphiya | 74.84 |
| সফিয়া | saphiya | 24.74 |
| সাপিয়া | sapiya | 0.21 |
| ছাফিয়া | chaphiya | 0.21 |
| Safiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻔﻴﻪ | sfyh | 63.51 |
| ﺻﻔﻴﺔ | sfyt | 35.81 |
| ﺍﻟﺼﺎﻓﻴﻪ | alsafyh | 0.68 |
| Safiya in the Oriya language | ||
| ସଫିୟା | saphiya | 50 |
| ସାଫିଆ | saphi'a | 25 |
| ସାଫିୟା | saphiya | 16.67 |
| େସଫିଆ | esaphi'a | 8.33 |
| Safiya in the Russian language | ||
| Сафия | safia | - |
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