Saftoiu Surname

437,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 784 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Saftoiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saftoiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania7411:27,0963,458
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Săftoiu (120) are calculated separately.

Saftoiu Last Name Facts

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

Saftoiu occurs most in Romania. It can appear as: Săftoiu. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saftoiu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 437,497th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 9,295,339 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Saftoiu are found; 95 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Romania, where it is borne by 741 people, or 1 in 27,096. In Romania Saftoiu is most numerous in: Buzău County, where 21 percent are found, Mehedinți County, where 19 percent are found and Prahova County, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Romania Saftoiu occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Saftoiu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Saftoiu last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the party.

Saftoiu earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Săftoiu95120/
Saftiu92194/
Seftoiu861/
Sabtiu771/
Sabtiou719/
Saftyup711/
Sabtihou671/
Săftău621/
Sobtejou532/
Softehus530/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Saftoiu
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