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 can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Safwah.
How Common Is The Last Name Safwah? popularity and diffusion
Safwah is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Safwah live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 83 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 836,439th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 124 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 5,898,845. In Malaysia Safwah is most common in: Johor, where 20 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 20 percent live and Perak, where 20 percent live. Outside of Malaysia Safwah exists in one country. It also occurs 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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