Safuan Surname

211,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Safuan Surname User-submission:

The surname Safuan means 'rock' in Arabic.

Safuan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia8151:36,1893,010
Indonesia6001:220,41520,586
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Paraguay771:93,9842,236
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
England21:27,859,030389,889
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Safuan (3,497) may also be a first name.

Safuan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Safuan means 'rock' in Arabic.

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Safuan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Safuan (Marathi: सफुआन, Russian: Сафуан) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Safuan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 211,639th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,741,040 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Safuan live; 74 percent live in Southeast Asia and 72 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 120,069th most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 3,497 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 815 people, or 1 in 36,189. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Selangor, where 21 percent are found, Perak, where 18 percent are found and Johor, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia Safuan is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 31 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saffuan92107/
Shafuan9255/
Sjafuan9252/
Safuaan924/
Safwuan921/
Saufuan921/
Saifuan921/
Shahfuan865/
Shaufuan861/
Shafuaan861/
Sauffuan861/
Safwan8311,730/
Sofuan83364/
Sabuan83345/
Zafuan8332/
Safuanova801,131/
Safwaan77232/
Safwane77171/
Shafwan77117/
Shofuan7760/
Soffuan7744/
Soufuan7719/
Sjafwan7714/
Zaffuan7714/
Sahfwan772/
Safuaam771/
Shabuan771/
Saffwan771/
Safwann771/
Saffuam771/
Saphuang7176/
Sahbuhan712/
Sahafwan711/
Saiphuan711/
Safwancc711/
Saephuan711/
Shahbuan711/
Shefuhan711/
Sabban677,008/
Sofwan673,155/
Sefwan6726/
Zafwan6716/
Savwan6710/
Savuon677/
Savban676/
Savvan676/
Zabuan676/
Sobuan674/
Safwam673/
Sabuon671/
Jafwan671/
Sofuanova671/
Javuan671/

Safuan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safuan in the Marathi language
सफुआनsaphu'ana-
Safuan in the Russian language
Сафуанsafuan-

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