Safona Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Safona Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safona Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Safona (59) may also be a first name.

Safona Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Safona Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Safona (Arabic: صافونا, Bengali: সফোনা, Hindi: सफोना, Russian: Сафона) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Safona? popularity and diffusion

The last name Safona is the 6,063,924th most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Safona are found; 40 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 40 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,282,666th most widely held forename internationally It is held by 59 people.

Safona is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 33,062,298. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: West Sumatra, where 100 percent reside. Barring Indonesia Safona is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 20 percent reside and Russia, where 20 percent reside.

Safona Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Safona Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safona in the Bengali language
সফোনাsaphona-
Safona in the Hindi language
सफोनाsaphona-
Safona in the Russian language
Сафонаsafona-
Safona in the Arabic language
صافوناsafwna-

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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 Safona
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