Safiye Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Safiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Safiye (100,942) may also be a first name.
Safiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Safiye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻔﻴﻪ, Hindi: सफिये) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Safiye.
How Common Is The Last Name Safiye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Safiye is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Safiye are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Safiye is also the 10,097th most widespread first name globally, borne by 100,942 people.
Safiye is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 54 percent reside, Sokoto, where 38 percent reside and Kaduna, where 8 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 12 percent reside and Turkey, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Safiye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safiye in the Hindi language | ||
| सफिये | saphiye | - |
| Safiye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻔﻴﻪ | sfyh | 56 |
| ﺻﻔﻴﺔ | sfyt | 36 |
| ﺻﻔﻲ | sfy | 4 |
| ﺍﻟﺼﻔﻴﺔ | alsfyt | 4 |
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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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- 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 Safiye
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