Safte Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Safte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Safte Last Name Facts

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

Safte (Hindi: सफते) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safte? popularity and diffusion

Safte is the 5,391,485th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 38 percent of Safte live; 38 percent live in Southern Africa and 38 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Safte is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 80 percent live and Free State, where 20 percent live. Not including South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 23 percent live.

Safte Last Name Statistics demography

Safte earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.49% less than the national average, earning R 39,228 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safter91229/
Saftey91156/
Saftei9144/
Shafte9119/
Saftie917/
Scafte911/
Safthe911/
Saft892,077/
Shafter83494/
Schafte8334/
Safther832/
Shafteh832/
Shaftie831/
Shaftee831/
Shaftey830/
Safty806,666/
Safta804,877/
Safti801,274/
Safth80984/
Shaft80671/
Savte80140/
Sawte8043/
Safft8042/
Sabte8022/
Softe8012/
Sauft802/
Jafte802/
Sefte801/
Shaffter778/
Schaefte771/
Shaufter770/
Saifed731,356/
Schaft73669/
Shafti73400/
Jafter73146/
Szafta73142/
Sefteh73128/
Caftea7394/
Shefte7384/
Shahft7376/
Shafts7350/
Savter7327/
Softer7317/
Söftje7317/
Saifet7314/
Sabtee7311/
Shafta7310/
Shafft738/
Sawter736/
Shafty735/
Sheaft734/
Saftii734/
Jafthe733/
Shavte732/
Savthe732/
Softie732/
Saufti731/
Shaift731/
Shawte731/
Shaftt731/
Jaffte731/
Softey731/
Shabte731/
Saftaj731/
Saftih731/
Sayfed731/
Seftei731/
Seftey731/
Caftei731/
Sayfta731/
Saffty731/
Jaftes731/
Safhth731/
Zafteh731/
Sawted730/
Sjefte730/
Cafthe730/
Schasfter711/
Schafteer710/
Schaafter710/
Sabt672,060/
Soft67578/
Schafft67468/
Zaft67443/
Seifter67302/
Softech67181/
Saftich67113/
Schefte6784/
Shofter6720/
Jafthes6717/
Schafts6714/
Chafter6713/
Söfftge6713/
Safthay6713/
Shaifta6711/
Jaffter678/
Saftová675/
Savt674/
Sawt674/
Sawtett672/
Soifete672/
Saftova672/
Sahavte671/
Schauft671/
Softtet671/
Shawtee671/
Sheavte671/
Shaftis671/
Jafther671/
Siavteh671/
Saiffet671/
Schafti671/
Szavter671/
Shaftai671/
Shaibte671/
Sawther670/
Shaufty670/
Schaiffter670/
Seiftes670/

Safte Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safte in the Hindi language
सफतेsaphate66.67
सिफतेsiphate33.33

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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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  • 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 Safte
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