Safu Surname

228,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Liberia

Safu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo9511:77,6869,011
Kenya2151:214,79015,294
Liberia1141:38,6713,573
Nigeria1121:1,581,63259,341
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Indonesia991:1,335,85092,420
Papua New Guinea641:127,40217,396
India291:26,450,530346,896
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Safu (2,249) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safou897,127/
Safui892,201/
Saefu891,098/
Saifu89596/
Siafu89481/
Shafu89254/
Sayfu89189/
Safau89150/
Saffu8947/
Scafu8922/
Saafu8920/
Safud8911/
Safeu896/
Seafu896/
Saufu895/
Safuh895/
Safus893/
Safut892/
Safuy891/
Sapfu891/
Ssafu891/
Safup891/
Satfu891/
Safouh801,780/
Shafau80322/
Safoux80147/
Saffou80117/
Saifou8052/
Shaifu8049/
Saifud8041/
Shaffu8036/
Seafus8028/
Shafeu8026/
Shafou8025/
Shafui8019/
Safout8015/
Siaffu8013/
Sayfou809/
Saufui809/
Shafut807/
Safahu807/
Saufou806/
Saifui805/
Sjaifu805/
Sadfou804/
Safeus804/
Saafou804/
Sahfui804/
Saufus803/
Saffui803/
Safhui803/
Saifuz803/
Sayfut802/
Sahafu802/
Safeut802/
Saifau801/
Saifuj801/
Saifus801/
Safaud801/
Safaut801/
Saffau801/
Shayfu801/
Shafus801/
Saaifu801/
Saafui801/
Shaafu801/
Shaufu801/
Siafou801/
Saefui801/
Safuis801/
Sawfui801/
Sayfud801/
Safouz801/
Safoud801/
Saiffu801/
Saefuu801/
Sefu7530,132/
Zafu7510,026/
Sofu752,815/
Jafu751,028/
Cafu75429/
Xafu751/
Shafout73294/
Saufaus7351/
Shafoup7326/
Shaffau7325/
Seafous7324/
Saifudd7312/
Saffaux7311/
Shaffou738/
Sahafuj736/
Shafahu736/
Saidfou736/
Shaifud736/
Shaufus735/
Shafaut735/
Saifout733/
Shaiffu732/
Shafudd732/
Shaifui731/
Shaafou731/
Schafus731/
Saifuzz731/
Shaffeu731/
Shaffud731/
Shahfud731/
Seaffus730/
Shaffut730/
Seifu6790,645/
Seyfu6737,682/
Jaffu67945/
Shaafout67878/
Shofu67722/
Sofou67676/
Chafu67458/
Sofeu67417/
Saphu67352/
Shefu67326/
Caffu67159/
Safoe67125/
Cafeu6792/
Schaufus6758/
Jaifu6754/
Sauffaus6732/
Sopfu6731/
Jawfu6729/
Šafus6727/
Jafeu6727/
Seffu6724/
Sefui6723/
Siefu6720/
Sefau6717/
Schaffuß6717/
Sofus6714/
Jafou6714/
Safoo6710/
Zaifu6710/
Saufhaus6710/
Cafuy6710/
Zafou679/
Jafau678/
Shaifudd677/
Schaffus676/
Scofu676/
Tjafu675/
Jafui674/
Seefu674/
Sefeu673/
Schafuss672/
Soofu672/
Suofu672/
Jafus671/
Saifaudd671/
Jafud671/
Shahafuj671/
Jayfu671/
Zafau671/
Jaafu671/
Soufu671/
Sofuh671/
Ssefu671/
Saidfouz671/
Shaffouh671/
Seufu671/
Sofhu671/
Sofau671/
Zafui671/
Zafuz671/
Shaffuit670/

Safu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safu in the Bengali language
সফুsaphu-
Safu in the Hindi language
सफूsaphu52.17
साफूsaphu21.74
सफुsaphu15.94
साफुsaphu10.14
Safu in the Russian language
Сафуsafu-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Safu
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