Safonovs Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Safonovs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safonovs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia2731:7,5091,079
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Safonovs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Safonovs is carried by more people in Latvia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Safonovs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Safonovs is the 902,012th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 24,620,088 people. The surname Safonovs is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Safonovs reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The last name Safonovs is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is carried by 273 people, or 1 in 7,509. In Latvia Safonovs is mostly found in: Riga Planning Region, where 45 percent live, Latgale, where 41 percent live and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 6 percent live. Apart from Latvia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Safonovs Last Name Statistics demography

Safonovs earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 23.99% less than the national average, earning $37,766 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safonov9344,916/
Safonova8853,786/
Saffonov8810/
Sayfonov885/
Shafonov883/
Safonnov883/
Safonoov882/
Szafonov881/
Safoonov881/
Sayfonova824/
Saffonova824/
Shafonova823/
Safoonova821/
Safongova821/
Sofonov80528/
Safanov80125/
Safonow8058/
Safonof8036/
Safonav8023/
Sofonova75557/
Safanova75135/
Safonoff75123/
Chafonov7576/
Safonowa7547/
Saphonov756/
Shafanov751/
Jafanovs751/
Saphonova7111/
Shafanova713/
Sayfanova711/
Safhanova711/
Safanow6738/
Safonów6710/
Sofanov678/
Safanof672/
Sofonof671/
Zafanov671/

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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 Safonovs
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