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Where Does The Last Name Safo Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Safo (Arabic: سفو, Hindi: सफो, Russian: Сафо) has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Šafo. Click here for further potential spellings of Safo.

How Common Is The Last Name Safo? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 27,003^rd most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 366,282 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Safo reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 124,877^th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 3,284 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is borne by 11,845 people, or 1 in 2,281. Without taking into account Ghana this last name exists in 68 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 25 percent are found and Iraq, where 4 percent are found.

Safo Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Safo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Safo last name grew 8,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Safo Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya, Syriac Catholic (69%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Safo surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

Safo earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.18% less than the national average, earning $39,619 USD per year.