Safonow Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Safonow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 43 | 1:883,924 | 67,072 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Safonów (10) are calculated separately.
Safonow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safonow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Safonow is found most in Poland. It can also occur as a variant: Safonów. For other possible spellings of Safonow click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Safonow? popularity and diffusion
The surname Safonow is the 2,530,696th most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname Safonow is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Safonow live; 79 percent live in Eastern Europe and 74 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
This surname is most frequently used in Poland, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 883,924. Without taking into account Poland it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 12 percent are found and Russia, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safonów | 95 | 10 | / |
| Safonowa | 93 | 47 | / |
| Safonov | 86 | 44,916 | / |
| Safanow | 86 | 38 | / |
| Safonof | 86 | 36 | / |
| Safonova | 80 | 53,786 | / |
| Safonovs | 80 | 296 | / |
| Safonoff | 80 | 123 | / |
| Saffonov | 80 | 10 | / |
| Sayfonov | 80 | 5 | / |
| Shafonov | 80 | 3 | / |
| Safonnov | 80 | 3 | / |
| Safonoov | 80 | 2 | / |
| Safoonov | 80 | 1 | / |
| Szafonov | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saffonova | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sayfonova | 75 | 4 | / |
| Shafonova | 75 | 3 | / |
| Safoonova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Safongova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sofonov | 71 | 528 | / |
| Safanov | 71 | 125 | / |
| Safonav | 71 | 23 | / |
| Cafonov | 71 | 23 | / |
| Safanów | 71 | 12 | / |
| Sefonov | 71 | 3 | / |
| Safunov | 71 | 3 | / |
| Safanof | 71 | 2 | / |
| Safenov | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sofonof | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sofonova | 67 | 557 | / |
| Safanova | 67 | 135 | / |
| Chafonov | 67 | 76 | / |
| Sofonoff | 67 | 33 | / |
| Sophonow | 67 | 33 | / |
| Shafunov | 67 | 26 | / |
| Sayfenov | 67 | 23 | / |
| Safenoff | 67 | 9 | / |
| Safunova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Saphonov | 67 | 6 | / |
| Saifenov | 67 | 5 | / |
| Saifunov | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sayfunov | 67 | 3 | / |
| Safanoff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sephanow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shafanov | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Safonow
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