Safuwan Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Safuwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safuwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1081:1,224,53086,214
Nigeria921:1,925,46568,462
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Qatar161:147,37516,023
India141:54,790,384527,769
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Safuwan (541) may also be a first name.

Safuwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Safuwan occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safuwan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 966,131st most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. The surname Safuwan is predominantly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Safuwan live; 48 percent live in Southeast Asia and 48 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 362,348th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 541 people.

It is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 1,224,530. In Indonesia Safuwan is most common in: East Java, where 62 percent live, Central Java, where 31 percent live and Jambi, where 6 percent live. Excluding Indonesia Safuwan is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 34 percent live and Malaysia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shafuwan937/
Saffuwan932/
Safuvan86114/
Sofuwan8633/
Safowan861/
Safuwong80110/
Shofuwan8022/
Soffuwan8011/
Shafuvan807/
Saffuvan803/
Safuvanc801/
Safuvant801/
Sefuvan714/
Sofuvan711/
Safivan711/
Safuvong671/
Shafieuon632/
Sayphuwong595/
Saiphuwong591/
Soofivan531/
Sophiwan531/

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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 Safuwan
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