Safiyana Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Safiyana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 86 | 1:223,163 | 7,312 |
| Nigeria | 73 | 1:2,426,613 | 80,686 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Safiyana (1,567) may also be a first name.
Safiyana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safiyana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Safiyana (Hindi: सफियाना, Marathi: सािफयाना) is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Safiyana.
How Common Is The Last Name Safiyana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Safiyana is the 1,300,225th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Safiyana reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 49 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Safiyana is also the 195,636th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 1,567 people.
The surname Safiyana is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 223,163. In Niger it is most numerous in: Zinder Region, where 81 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 17 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Niger it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 42 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Safiyana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safiyana in the Marathi language | ||
| सािफयाना | saiphayana | 50 |
| सफीयाना | saphiyana | 50 |
| Safiyana in the Hindi language | ||
| सफियाना | saphiyana | 35 |
| साफियाना | saphiyana | 32.5 |
| सफीयना | saphiyana | 12.5 |
| सफीयाना | saphiyana | 7.5 |
| साफीयाना | saphiyana | 5 |
| सफियना | saphiyana | 5 |
| साफियना | saphiyana | 2.5 |
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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 Safiyana
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