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 is most common in Romania. It may also be rendered as a variant: Săftoiu. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saftoiu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 437,497th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 9,295,339 people. The last name Saftoiu is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Saftoiu live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in Romanian Europe.

Saftoiu is most widely held in Romania, where it is held by 741 people, or 1 in 27,096. In Romania Saftoiu is primarily concentrated in: Buzău County, where 21 percent reside, Mehedinți County, where 19 percent reside and Prahova County, where 15 percent reside. Not including Romania this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.

Saftoiu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Saftoiu surname are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.92% registered with the political 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
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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 Saftoiu
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