Safiyan Surname
Approximately 3,337 people bear this surname
Safiyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,898 | 1:61,126 | 4,540 |
| Pakistan | 138 | 1:1,294,521 | 15,016 |
| Iran | 137 | 1:560,456 | 31,943 |
| India | 117 | 1:6,556,114 | 148,695 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Afghanistan | 16 | 1:2,009,574 | 14,441 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Safiyan (1,690) may also be a first name.
Safiyan Demographics
Safiyan Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Safiyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safiyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Safiyan (Hindi: सफियान, Marathi: सफीयान, Russian: Сафиян) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Safiyan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Safiyan is the 134,861st most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,183,862 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Safiyan live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 187,093rd most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 1,690 people.
The surname Safiyan is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,898 people, or 1 in 61,126. In Nigeria Safiyan is mostly found in: Kaduna, where 48 percent live, Kano, where 19 percent live and Kebbi, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 4 percent live and Iran, where 4 percent live.
Safiyan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Muslim (95%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
Safiyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safiyan in the Hindi language | ||
| सफियान | saphiyana | 29.07 |
| सफीयन | saphiyana | 24.03 |
| सफियन | saphiyana | 18.22 |
| साफियान | saphiyana | 8.91 |
| साफियां | saphiyam | 5.43 |
| सफीयान | saphiyana | 5.04 |
| साफियन | saphiyana | 2.33 |
| सफियां | saphiyam | 2.33 |
| साफियाँ | saphiyam | 1.16 |
| सफियाँ | saphiyam | 0.78 |
| सफीयां | saphiyam | 0.78 |
| सफ़ियन | safiyana | 0.39 |
| साफीयां | saphiyam | 0.39 |
| शफियन | saphiyana | 0.39 |
| साफ़ीयान | safiyana | 0.39 |
| सुफियान | suphiyana | 0.39 |
| Safiyan in the Marathi language | ||
| सफीयान | saphiyana | 28.95 |
| सािफयान | saiphayana | 23.68 |
| सिफयान | siphayana | 18.42 |
| सफीयाँ | saphiyam | 7.89 |
| साफीयान | saphiyana | 7.89 |
| सिफयन | siphayana | 5.26 |
| साफीयन | saphiyana | 2.63 |
| सयद | sayada | 2.63 |
| सािफयन | saiphayana | 2.63 |
| Safiyan in the Russian language | ||
| Сафиян | safian | - |
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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 Safiyan
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