Safwah Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Safwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Safwah (124) may also be a first name.
Safwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Safwah is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Safwah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Safwah is the 7,593,402nd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Safwah occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Safwah reside; 83 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 83 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Safwah is also the 836,439th most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 124 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 5,898,845. In Malaysia Safwah is mostly found in: Johor, where 20 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 20 percent live and Perak, where 20 percent live. Beside Malaysia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafwah | 92 | 93 | / |
| Safwa | 91 | 390 | / |
| Sahafwah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shafwath | 86 | 1 | / |
| Siafwa | 83 | 349 | / |
| Sofwah | 83 | 77 | / |
| Shafwa | 83 | 22 | / |
| Sawbah | 83 | 12 | / |
| Savwah | 83 | 9 | / |
| Saifwa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Safwaa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Safwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Safwwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Safwad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Safwaz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Safwatt | 77 | 123 | / |
| Shofwah | 77 | 30 | / |
| Saefuah | 77 | 20 | / |
| Safwaat | 77 | 9 | / |
| Shawbah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Safuath | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shafwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safua | 73 | 245 | / |
| Sofwa | 73 | 65 | / |
| Savwa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Zafwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Jafwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shofwach | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chafwa | 67 | 784 | / |
| Safuad | 67 | 19 | / |
| Shavwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Safuat | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zabwah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Saufua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Safwot | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shafua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sahfua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ssabwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saabwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sabwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sayfua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Savwas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Savwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sawvas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saivwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saffua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shofwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Safwah
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