Safiyatou Surname
Approximately 196 people bear this surname
Safiyatou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 182 | 1:114,116 | 13,201 |
| Burkina Faso | 11 | 1:1,668,373 | 13,584 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Safiyatou (1,075) may also be a first name.
Safiyatou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safiyatou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Safiyatou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻔﻴﺔ) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Safiyatou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,202,518th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. Safiyatou occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Safiyatou are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 41 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 243,766th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 1,075 people.
The last name Safiyatou is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 114,116. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: North Region, where 48 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 35 percent live and Far North Region, where 13 percent live. Beside Cameroon Safiyatou is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 6 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saffiyatou | 95 | 1 | / |
| Shafiyatou | 95 | 1 | / |
| Safiyatu | 94 | 96 | / |
| Safiyetou | 89 | 2 | / |
| Safayatou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Safiyateu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sofiyatou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shafiyatu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Soufiyatou | 84 | 7 | / |
| Saphiyatou | 84 | 3 | / |
| Safouyatou | 84 | 1 | / |
| Safietou | 82 | 131 | / |
| Safiyetu | 82 | 13 | / |
| Safayato | 82 | 1 | / |
| Safayatu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shafayatu | 78 | 9 | / |
| Shafaiatu | 78 | 3 | / |
| Safaihatu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Saffietou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Safaito | 75 | 9 | / |
| Safaitu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Safeatu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soufayatou | 74 | 2 | / |
| Shafaitu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sofietou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shafeatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soffietou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safieta | 63 | 2 | / |
| Safaita | 63 | 2 | / |
| Soffiyatie | 63 | 1 | / |
| Safatey | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shafaita | 59 | 1 | / |
| Soffietto | 56 | 67 | / |
| Shahfateah | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sofitei | 50 | 1 | / |
Safiyatou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safiyatou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻔﻴﺔ | sfyt | - |
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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 Safiyatou
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