Safna Surname
Approximately 720 people bear this surname
Safna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 512 | 1:40,642 | 4,863 |
| India | 93 | 1:8,248,015 | 171,602 |
| Indonesia | 59 | 1:2,241,512 | 136,522 |
| Maldives | 14 | 1:28,869 | 1,682 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Safna (4,477) may also be a first name.
Safna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Safna (Arabic: سفنا, Hindi: सफना) is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Safna? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 467,272nd most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 10,121,592 people. The last name Safna is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Safna are found; 87 percent are found in South Asia and 84 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 102,897th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 4,477 people.
The surname Safna is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 512 people, or 1 in 40,642. Barring Sri Lanka this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safnaj | 91 | 379 | / |
| Safnas | 91 | 336 | / |
| Shafna | 91 | 116 | / |
| Safnah | 91 | 108 | / |
| Safnaz | 91 | 7 | / |
| Safnad | 91 | 3 | / |
| Safnaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Saufnay | 83 | 41 | / |
| Shafnas | 83 | 16 | / |
| Saufnai | 83 | 15 | / |
| Shafnaz | 83 | 4 | / |
| Shafnad | 83 | 3 | / |
| Safnaaz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Safinna | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shafnaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Saffnaz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Safnapp | 83 | 1 | / |
| Safnass | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shaffna | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shafnaj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shafnap | 83 | 1 | / |
| Safni | 80 | 731 | / |
| Jafna | 80 | 232 | / |
| Safny | 80 | 8 | / |
| Sefna | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sofna | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zafna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shafinna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shafnaaz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shafneaz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shahffna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shafnapp | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safuunna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaffna | 73 | 2,203 | / |
| Shafni | 73 | 390 | / |
| Djafna | 73 | 256 | / |
| Safner | 73 | 125 | / |
| Sofnas | 73 | 11 | / |
| Shafny | 73 | 9 | / |
| Siafno | 73 | 7 | / |
| Shefna | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sefnaj | 73 | 3 | / |
| Safnet | 73 | 3 | / |
| Chafna | 73 | 2 | / |
| Safnui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saffni | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jafnaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zafnas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sofnai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jafnas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jafnad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jafnaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Safned | 73 | 0 | / |
| Safney | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shayfenha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shafinnaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saefinnah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safinne | 67 | 701 | / |
| Shafner | 67 | 403 | / |
| Szafner | 67 | 198 | / |
| Saafneh | 67 | 29 | / |
| Saffner | 67 | 9 | / |
| Safneed | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chafnaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Safnett | 67 | 3 | / |
| Safneez | 67 | 2 | / |
| Safynne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zafnath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saphnas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schafni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soffnah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shafnit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shahfni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shadfny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaffni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaifno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofinna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caffnay | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shaffny | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shoffna | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shafnee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Saffney | 67 | 0 | / |
Safna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safna in the Hindi language | ||
| सफना | saphana | 80.95 |
| साफना | saphana | 14.29 |
| साफ़्ना | safna | 4.76 |
| Safna in the Arabic language | ||
| سفنا | sfna | - |
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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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- 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 Safna
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