Safoun Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Safoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Safoun (52) may also be a first name.
Safoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Safoun occurs most in Iraq. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Safoun? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,307,654th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Safoun occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Safoun live; 81 percent live in West Asia and 76 percent live in Levant. Safoun is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly held first name globally It is held by 52 people.
The last name Safoun is most commonly used in Iraq, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 2,188,853. Barring Iraq this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 19 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Safoun
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