Safiyat Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Safiyat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safiyat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria701:2,530,61183,100
Pakistan441:4,060,08828,888
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Safiyat (5,550) may also be a first name.

Safiyat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Safiyat (Hindi: सफीयत, Marathi: सफीयात) occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Safiyat click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safiyat? popularity and diffusion

The last name Safiyat is the 1,701,480th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Safiyat reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Safiyat is also the 90,038th most frequently occurring given name on earth It is held by 5,550 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 2,530,611. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Niger, where 34 percent live, Sokoto, where 20 percent live and Kogi, where 16 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 38 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shafiyat9320/
Safiyath9314/
Safiya9228,796/
Safiyah86766/
Safayat86631/
Shafiya86375/
Sefiyat8656/
Sofiyat8634/
Saufiya8616/
Saffiya8614/
Saifiya8611/
Saafiya869/
Safhiya864/
Safiyad862/
Safuyat862/
Safeyat862/
Safiyas861/
Sjafiya861/
Sayfiya861/
Sahfiya861/
Safyiat861/
Safeiat861/
Safiyet861/
Shafayat801,372/
Shafiyah8046/
Saifiyah8020/
Saufiyah8016/
Saafiyah8012/
Shefiyat807/
Sathfiya805/
Saffiyah803/
Shaafiya802/
Shafeyat802/
Safayath801/
Saifayat801/
Sefiyath801/
Shaufiya801/
Shaifiya801/
Shafoyat801/
Shafieat801/
Shahfiya801/
Shaffiya801/
Shafieya801/
Sofiya7739,799/
Safaya77777/
Safiyo77115/
Safija7782/
Safiyi7730/
Safiye7725/
Safeya7721/
Safaia7714/
Safait7713/
Safiey7713/
Safiet7711/
Safiea7710/
Safiia776/
Safaet774/
Safuya773/
Safyia773/
Safaiy772/
Safyya772/
Safeia772/
Safaut771/
Safeiy771/
Safayt771/
Safoya771/
Zafiya771/
Safoia771/
Safeat771/
Shafeeyat7526/
Shaufiyah751/
Shafayath751/
Sahafiyah751/
Shafieyah751/
Sofiyah714,921/
Safayet712,439/
Shafiyi71360/
Shafiey71354/
Shafait71290/
Shofiya71185/
Soufiya71154/
Soofiya7143/
Saphiya7139/
Safiyeh7138/
Safeeya7129/
Safaite7123/
Chafiya7121/
Safeyah7116/
Jafayat7116/
Shafiea7115/
Safayad7113/
Shafiye7111/
Zaufiya719/
Shafaiy719/
Shafaet716/
Shafaut715/
Soffiya714/
Shafeya712/
Shafiet712/
Safayha712/
Shafeia712/
Sofieya712/
Safiett711/
Safiiah711/
Safyyad711/
Shafija711/
Sowfiya711/
Seifiya711/
Shafaya711/
Sofeyat711/
Shafaia711/
Shafayt711/
Shafeat711/
Sahfait711/
Safiead711/
Safaith711/
Safayau711/
Saffiey711/
Safiyee711/
Saefeit710/
Safei678,191/
Safai677,225/
Safaa676,805/
Shofiyah673,057/
Safie672,473/
Safae672,466/
Safui672,201/
Shafayet671,817/
Safey671,389/
Safoa671,260/
Safau67150/
Safay67103/
Safaj6782/
Safea6742/
Safij6726/
Soffiyah6717/
Shaffiey6714/
Shaphiya6714/
Shafayau6712/
Shafeeat6712/
Soufiyaz677/
Sofhiyah675/
Chhafiya674/
Saphayat673/
Safoi673/
Saffoite672/
Shaffait672/
Safuy671/
Safoy671/
Saafyiah671/
Saphiyad671/
Saphiyah671/
Chapfiya671/
Shsafiet671/
Shoofiya671/
Shefayat671/
Shafeeya671/
Soufioya671/
Saiphaet671/
Saifiyeh671/
Saafieah671/
Safayeth671/
Shaffuit670/
Seafaith670/

Safiyat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safiyat in the Marathi language
सफीयातsaphiyata-
Safiyat in the Hindi language
सफीयतsaphiyata70
सफियतsaphiyata30

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Safiyat
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