Saftan Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Saftan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saftan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey761:1,023,96646,041
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Saftan (47) may also be a first name.

Saftan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Saftan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Saftan (Hindi: सफतन) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saftan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Saftan is the 2,061,309th most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Saftan reside; 70 percent reside in West Asia and 69 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Saftan is also the 1,467,136th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 47 people.

The last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 1,023,966. In Turkey Saftan is mostly found in: Yozgat Province, where 47 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 30 percent live and Kayseri Province, where 21 percent live. Apart from Turkey this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent live and Pakistan, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saftain92206/
Shaftan9243/
Saftaan929/
Saftean921/
Saiftan921/
Saftang921/
Shaftain8623/
Shaftang8614/
Saftaine861/
Sabtan83600/
Caftan8345/
Safton8326/
Jaftan833/
Sawtan832/
Saftam832/
Seftan832/
Softan831/
Zaftan831/
Sabtain776,076/
Shafton77188/
Shabtan77167/
Sabtaan776/
Sheftan774/
Sabtayn773/
Zaftanh772/
Sabthan772/
Shawtan771/
Jafthan771/
Scafton771/
Sabttan771/
Saftoon771/
Saftein771/
Softain771/
Sabtean771/
Shaftanova753/
Shaufton715/
Chaftain714/
Shabtain713/
Saibtain712/
Sabtaain711/
Shaftone711/
Schafton710/
Sefton675,135/
Sovtan67154/
Joftan6732/
Savtam6714/
Zafton6713/
Cafton677/
Zaftanova673/
Jaftam673/
Sabton672/
Softon672/
Sewtan671/
Sowtan671/
Sawton671/
Cawtan670/

Saftan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saftan in the Hindi language
सफतनsaphatana-

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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 Saftan
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