Safwaan Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Maldives

Safwaan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safwaan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan2241:797,51711,351
Maldives51:80,8343,218
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Safwaan (902) may also be a first name.

Safwaan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Safwaan (Dhivehi: ް‫ޞަފްވާން, Hindi: सफबान, Marathi: साफवान) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Safwaan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safwaan? popularity and diffusion

Safwaan is the 1,070,546th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. The last name Safwaan is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Safwaan live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 270,251st most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 902 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 224 people, or 1 in 797,517. In Pakistan Safwaan is most numerous in: Punjab, where 54 percent are found, Sindh, where 30 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 14 percent are found. Not including Pakistan Safwaan exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Maldives, where 2 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safwan9211,730/
Safwane86171/
Shafwan86117/
Sjafwan8614/
Sofwaan866/
Safuaan864/
Sahfwan862/
Safwuan861/
Saffwan861/
Safwann861/
Shawbaan802/
Safwancc801/
Sahafwan801/
Shafuaan801/
Sofwan773,155/
Safuan771,948/
Sefwan7726/
Zafwan7716/
Savwan7710/
Safwam773/
Jafwan771/
Shofwan711,044/
Saffuan71107/
Shafuan7155/
Sjafuan7152/
Soofwan7112/
Shawvan7111/
Savwant717/
Saawvan714/
Shavwan713/
Safuaam711/
Saufuan711/
Saifuan711/
Chafwan711/
Saphwan711/
Sabhwan711/
Safwone711/
Sabbaan711/
Saiphwan67129/
Shoufwan6724/
Shahfuan675/
Shaufuan671/
Sauffuan671/
Shawvand671/

Safwaan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safwaan in the Hindi language
सफबानsaphabana-
Safwaan in the Dhivehi language
ް‫ޞަފްވާންsafvan-
Safwaan in the Marathi language
साफवानsaphavana50
सफवानsaphavana50

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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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  • 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 Safwaan
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