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
Safiyan (Hindi: सफियान, Marathi: सफीयान, Russian: Сафиян) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Safiyan? popularity and diffusion
Safiyan is the 134,861st most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,183,862 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Safiyan reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Safiyan is also the 187,093rd most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 1,690 people.
Safiyan is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,898 people, or 1 in 61,126. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kaduna, where 48 percent are found, Kano, where 19 percent are found and Kebbi, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Safiyan is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 4 percent are found and Iran, where 4 percent are found.
Safiyan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Safiyan surname is chiefly 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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