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 last name Safwah is found most in Malaysia. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Safwah? popularity and diffusion
Safwah is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Safwah is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Safwah live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 83 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Safwah is also the 836,439th most commonly used given name globally. It is borne by 124 people.
The last name Safwah is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 5,898,845. In Malaysia Safwah is most prevalent in: Johor, where 20 percent are found, Kuala Lumpur, where 20 percent are found and Perak, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent are found.
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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