Safta Surname

97,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,877 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Safta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3,8321:5,240705
Algeria4081:94,68514,381
Ukraine2051:222,06229,588
Indonesia841:1,574,395104,585
France641:1,037,855114,367
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
Moldova391:91,31711,266
Tunisia351:17,4462,801
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Greece251:443,19258,048
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England51:11,143,612252,590
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

The alternate forms: Šafta (21) are calculated separately.

Safta (736) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šafta9321/
Szafta91142/
Saftah9130/
Saftau9125/
Shafta9110/
Saftaj911/
Saftat911/
Sayfta911/
Safthay8313/
Shaifta8311/
Shaftah834/
Sauftad833/
Shaftai831/
Safthah831/
Siaftah831/
Shaftad830/
Jafta8014,964/
Safty806,666/
Softa802,451/
Safti801,274/
Sefta80539/
Sabta80374/
Savta8058/
Sawta8024/
Zafta8020/
Safte8013/
Safto804/
Cafta804/
Shaftaud7714/
Shaiftah771/
Jaftha738,339/
Shafto73736/
Softah73522/
Shafti73400/
Safter73229/
Saftey73156/
Shefta73128/
Djafta7395/
Caftea7394/
Softas7384/
Jafhta7368/
Shabta7367/
Jaftas7353/
Seftah7350/
Sabtai7348/
Száfta7348/
Saftei7344/
Shafte7319/
Shawta7318/
Sabtay7311/
Soufta739/
Saftie737/
Chafta737/
Softaj737/
Sauwta736/
Jaffta736/
Shafty735/
Saftii734/
Saftou731/
Saufti731/
Jsawta731/
Safthe731/
Saftih731/
Seabta731/
Scofta731/
Saffty731/
Jaftai731/
Jhafta731/
Sahbta731/
Saftho731/
Sabtta730/
Shaheefta711/
Shabtay674,015/
Shafter67494/
Shabtai67296/
Jafthas67121/
Saftich67113/
Souftas6759/
Chaftas6738/
Schafte6734/
Shawtah6711/
Shawtay676/
Sheefta673/
Safther672/
Shafteh672/
Sheftah672/
Shavtha671/
Shawtai671/
Shaftie671/
Shaftis671/
Shabtaï671/
Schafti671/
Chaftai671/
Shoufta671/
Shaftee671/
Shaftos671/
Jafftha671/
Jafphta671/
Jaftaha671/
Souftta671/
Sabthai671/
Chaftah671/
Shaftey670/
Shaufty670/

Safta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safta in the Hindi language
सफताsaphata53.85
साफ्ताsaphta15.38
साफताsaphata15.38
सफ्ताsaphta7.69
सेफताsephata7.69
Safta in the Russian language
Сафтаsafta-
Safta in the Arabic language
صفتاsfta-

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