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
Safta Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Safta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Safta (Arabic: صفتا, Hindi: सफता, Russian: Сафта) occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Šafta. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Safta? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 97,336th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,494,268 people. Safta is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Safta live; 84 percent live in Eastern Europe and 79 percent live in Romanian Europe. Safta is also the 303,463rd most common first name worldwide, borne by 736 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is held by 3,832 people, or 1 in 5,240. In Romania Safta is primarily found in: Dâmbovița County, where 15 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 14 percent are found and Argeș County, where 12 percent are found. Other than Romania this surname is found in 40 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 8 percent are found and Ukraine, where 4 percent are found.
Safta Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Safta last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Safta surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political 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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