Safwaan Surname
Approximately 232 people bear this surname
Safwaan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 224 | 1:797,517 | 11,351 |
| Maldives | 5 | 1:80,834 | 3,218 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
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 surname Safwaan (Dhivehi: ްޞަފްވާން, Hindi: सफबान, Marathi: साफवान) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Safwaan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,070,546th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Safwaan reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Safwaan is also the 270,251st most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 902 people.
The surname is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 797,517. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 54 percent live, Sindh, where 30 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 14 percent live. Barring Pakistan this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Maldives, where 2 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safwan | 92 | 11,730 | / |
| Safwane | 86 | 171 | / |
| Shafwan | 86 | 117 | / |
| Sjafwan | 86 | 14 | / |
| Sofwaan | 86 | 6 | / |
| Safuaan | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sahfwan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Safwuan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saffwan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Safwann | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shawbaan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Safwancc | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sahafwan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shafuaan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sofwan | 77 | 3,155 | / |
| Safuan | 77 | 1,948 | / |
| Sefwan | 77 | 26 | / |
| Zafwan | 77 | 16 | / |
| Savwan | 77 | 10 | / |
| Safwam | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jafwan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shofwan | 71 | 1,044 | / |
| Saffuan | 71 | 107 | / |
| Shafuan | 71 | 55 | / |
| Sjafuan | 71 | 52 | / |
| Soofwan | 71 | 12 | / |
| Shawvan | 71 | 11 | / |
| Savwant | 71 | 7 | / |
| Saawvan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shavwan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Safuaam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saufuan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saifuan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chafwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saphwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sabhwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safwone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sabbaan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saiphwan | 67 | 129 | / |
| Shoufwan | 67 | 24 | / |
| Shahfuan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shaufuan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sauffuan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shawvand | 67 | 1 | / |
Safwaan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safwaan in the Hindi language | ||
| सफबान | saphabana | - |
| Safwaan in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ްޞަފްވާން | safvan | - |
| Safwaan in the Marathi language | ||
| साफवान | saphavana | 50 |
| सफवान | saphavana | 50 |
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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 Safwaan
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