Safiyah Surname
Approximately 766 people bear this surname
Safiyah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 380 | 1:470,115 | 8,312 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Indonesia | 126 | 1:1,049,597 | 76,344 |
| Iran | 28 | 1:2,742,233 | 86,474 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Safiyah (28,626) may also be a first name.
Safiyah Demographics
Average Safiyah Salary in
United States
$30,708 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Safiyah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safiyah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Safiyah (Hindi: सफीयह, Oriya: ସଫିୟା) occurs most in Pakistan. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Safiyah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 445,430th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,513,768 people. The surname Safiyah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Safiyah live; 53 percent live in South Asia and 53 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Safiyah is also the 28,933rd most frequently held first name globally, held by 28,626 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 380 people, or 1 in 470,115. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Balochistan, where 32 percent live, Punjab, where 30 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 18 percent live. Not including Pakistan this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 28 percent live and Indonesia, where 16 percent live.
Safiyah Last Name Statistics demography
Safiyah earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Safiyah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safiyah in the Hindi language | ||
| सफीयह | saphiyaha | - |
| Safiyah in the Oriya language | ||
| ସଫିୟା | saphiya | - |
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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 Safiyah
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