Safta Surname
Approximately 4,877 people bear this surname
Safta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 3,832 | 1:5,240 | 705 |
| Algeria | 408 | 1:94,685 | 14,381 |
| Ukraine | 205 | 1:222,062 | 29,588 |
| Indonesia | 84 | 1:1,574,395 | 104,585 |
| France | 64 | 1:1,037,855 | 114,367 |
| Russia | 40 | 1:3,603,076 | 182,447 |
| Moldova | 39 | 1:91,317 | 11,266 |
| Tunisia | 35 | 1:17,446 | 2,801 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| Greece | 25 | 1:443,192 | 58,048 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 1:775,434 | 29,551 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
The alternate forms: Šafta (21) are calculated separately.
Safta (736) may also be a first name.
Safta Demographics
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Safta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Safta (Arabic: صفتا, Hindi: सफता, Russian: Сафта) is more commonly found in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Šafta. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Safta? popularity and diffusion
The last name Safta is the 97,336th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,494,268 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Safta are found; 84 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 79 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 303,463rd most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 736 people.
It is most frequently held in Romania, where it is carried by 3,832 people, or 1 in 5,240. In Romania Safta is most frequent in: Dâmbovița County, where 15 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 14 percent reside and Argeș County, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Romania it occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 8 percent reside and Ukraine, where 4 percent reside.
Safta Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Safta last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.
The amount Safta earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 34.41% less than the national average, earning $28,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.25% more than the national average, earning $61,233 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Safta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safta in the Hindi language | ||
| सफता | saphata | 53.85 |
| साफ्ता | saphta | 15.38 |
| साफता | saphata | 15.38 |
| सफ्ता | saphta | 7.69 |
| सेफता | sephata | 7.69 |
| Safta in the Russian language | ||
| Сафта | safta | - |
| Safta in the Arabic language | ||
| صفتا | sfta | - |
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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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- 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 Safta
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