Safu Surname
Approximately 1,773 people bear this surname
Safu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 951 | 1:77,686 | 9,011 |
| Kenya | 215 | 1:214,790 | 15,294 |
| Liberia | 114 | 1:38,671 | 3,573 |
| Nigeria | 112 | 1:1,581,632 | 59,341 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Indonesia | 99 | 1:1,335,850 | 92,420 |
| Papua New Guinea | 64 | 1:127,402 | 17,396 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
Safu (2,249) may also be a first name.
Safu Demographics
Average Safu Salary in
United States
$66,550 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Safu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Safu (Bengali: সফু, Hindi: सफू, Russian: Сафу) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Safu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 228,573rd most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,110,291 people. The surname Safu is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Safu live; 54 percent live in Central Africa and 54 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 157,518th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 2,249 people.
It is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 951 people, or 1 in 77,686. Aside from The DR Congo this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 12 percent live and Liberia, where 6 percent live.
Safu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Safu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Safu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.99% less than the national average, earning R 118,848 per year and in United States they earn 54.23% more than the national average, earning $66,550 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Safu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safu in the Bengali language | ||
| সফু | saphu | - |
| Safu in the Hindi language | ||
| सफू | saphu | 52.17 |
| साफू | saphu | 21.74 |
| सफु | saphu | 15.94 |
| साफु | saphu | 10.14 |
| Safu in the Russian language | ||
| Сафу | safu | - |
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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 Safu
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