Safonoff Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Finland

Safonoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safonoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
France261:2,554,720189,486
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Finland71:785,24338,644
England11:55,718,059489,080

Safonoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Safonoff (Russian: Сафонофф) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safonoff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,628,521st most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname Safonoff is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Safonoff reside; 25 percent reside in North America and 25 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 4,503,846. In Russia Safonoff is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 34 percent live, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 22 percent live and Irkutsk Oblast, where 13 percent live. Not including Russia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in France, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Safonoff Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Safonoff earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.25% more than the national average, earning $44,982 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.08% less than the national average, earning $40,204 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safonof9336/
Sofonoff8833/
Safenoff889/
Safanoff882/
Safonov8044,916/
Safonow8058/
Safanof802/
Sofonof801/
Safonova7553,786/
Safonovs75296/
Safonowa7547/
Saffonov7510/
Sayfonov755/
Safonnov753/
Shafonov753/
Safonoov752/
Safanaff751/
Szafonov751/
Safoonov751/
Sayfonova714/
Saffonova714/
Shafonova713/
Safongova711/
Safoonova711/
Sofonov67528/
Safanov67125/
Safanow6738/
Cafonov6723/
Safonav6723/
Safonów6710/
Safunov673/
Sefonov673/
Safenov672/

Safonoff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safonoff in the Russian language
Сафоноффsafonoff-

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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 Safonoff
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