Safvi Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Safvi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safvi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1131:6,788,189152,128
Pakistan631:2,835,61723,570
United States571:6,358,929302,882
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
England61:9,286,343223,652
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Safvi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Safvi (Hindi: सफवी) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safvi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,001,271st most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,578,611 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Safvi live; 69 percent live in South Asia and 40 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 6,788,189. In India Safvi is primarily concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 79 percent live, Jammu and Kashmir, where 10 percent live and Delhi, where 3 percent live. Besides India it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 22 percent live.

Safvi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Safvi last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

Safvi earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shafvi914/
Safve8010/
Safbi803/
Sofvi801/
Safva801/
Safbie733/
Safhui733/
Safvet733/
Saifbi732/
Jayfvi731/
Shafbi731/
Safvee731/
Shafbhi671/
Sahfvaj671/
Säfve6011/
Sefve603/
Shafba551/

Safvi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safvi in the Hindi language
सफवीsaphavi93.1
साफवीsaphavi3.45
सफ़वीsafavi3.45

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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 Safvi
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