Safiyanu Surname

15,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Safiyanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safiyanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria36,0671:4,911651
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Safiyanu (53,903) may also be a first name.

Safiyanu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Safiyanu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Safiyanu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Safiyanu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safiyanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 15,459th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 202,039 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Safiyanu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 17,340th most common first name throughout the world, held by 53,903 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 36,067 people, or 1 in 4,911. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kano, where 26 percent are found, Jigawa, where 17 percent are found and Bauchi, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 0 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.

Safiyanu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

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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 Safiyanu
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