Safiyu Surname
Approximately 329 people bear this surname
Safiyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 321 | 1:551,847 | 26,913 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Safiyu (769) may also be a first name.
Safiyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safiyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Safiyu (Hindi: सफीयु) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Safiyu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 837,371st most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 22,150,595 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Safiyu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 296,002nd most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 769 people.
The surname Safiyu is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 321 people, or 1 in 551,847. In Nigeria Safiyu is most common in: Osun, where 25 percent reside, Jigawa, where 12 percent reside and Zamfara, where 9 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Safiyu exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafiyu | 92 | 122 | / |
| Safiyou | 92 | 22 | / |
| Saafiyu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Saffiyu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Safiuyu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Safiyud | 92 | 1 | / |
| Safiyut | 92 | 1 | / |
| Saffiyus | 86 | 12 | / |
| Shafiyou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shaafiyu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sefiyu | 83 | 52 | / |
| Sofiyu | 83 | 14 | / |
| Safieu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Shefiyu | 77 | 63 | / |
| Shafiiu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Safiuiu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shafieu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sofiyud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safihiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sofiyou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shaffieux | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cafijiu | 62 | 18 | / |
| Chafioiu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Shaphieu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chaffieu | 57 | 0 | / |
Safiyu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safiyu in the Hindi language | ||
| सफीयु | saphiyu | 66.67 |
| सफीयू | saphiyu | 33.33 |
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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 Safiyu
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