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 most common in Pakistan. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Safwaan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Safwaan is the 1,070,546th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Safwaan are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 270,251st most commonly held forename world-wide It is held by 902 people.
The last name Safwaan is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 224 people, or 1 in 797,517. In Pakistan Safwaan is most common in: Punjab, where 54 percent live, Sindh, where 30 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 14 percent live. Excluding Pakistan this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found 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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