Safwan Surname

44,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Safwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh2,0731:76,8733,642
Lebanon1,9291:2,922551
Sri Lanka1,5351:13,5561,941
Egypt1,4341:64,1116,013
Saudi Arabia1,2721:24,2583,358
Indonesia8731:151,48814,867
Malaysia6911:42,6833,449
United Arab Emirates4851:18,8912,235
India4231:1,813,39364,287
Nigeria3101:571,42827,680
Pakistan1661:1,076,16813,551
Syria1111:173,8833,871
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Iraq681:515,0248,412
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Yemen401:660,63211,024
Brunei371:11,3171,397
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Sweden221:447,58032,003
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
England91:6,190,895170,599
Maldives91:44,9082,305
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Safwan (67,771) may also be a first name.

Safwan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Safwan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Safwan (Arabic: صفون, Hindi: सफवान, Marathi: सफान, Oriya: ସଫାୱାନ) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Safwan is the 44,275th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 621,274 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Safwan live; 36 percent live in South Asia and 19 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Safwan is also the 14,260th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 67,771 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is held by 2,073 people, or 1 in 76,873. Aside from Bangladesh this surname exists in 50 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 16 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 13 percent live.

Safwan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Shiite (98%) in Lebanon.

The amount Safwan earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 3.4% more than the national average, earning R 245,724 per year and in United States they earn 35.47% less than the national average, earning $27,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safwaan92232/
Safwane92171/
Shafwan92117/
Sjafwan9214/
Sahfwan922/
Safwuan921/
Saffwan921/
Safwann921/
Sahafwan861/
Safwancc861/
Sofwan833,155/
Safuan831,948/
Sefwan8326/
Zafwan8316/
Savwan8310/
Safwam833/
Jafwan831/
Shofwan771,044/
Saffuan77107/
Shafuan7755/
Sjafuan7752/
Soofwan7712/
Shawvan7711/
Savwant777/
Sofwaan776/
Safuaan774/
Saawvan774/
Shavwan773/
Safwone771/
Sabhwan771/
Saphwan771/
Chafwan771/
Saifuan771/
Saufuan771/
Saiphwan71129/
Shoufwan7124/
Shahfuan715/
Shawbaan712/
Shawvand711/
Sauffuan711/
Shafuaan711/
Shaufuan711/
Sabban677,008/
Safuanova671,131/
Sofuan67364/
Sabuan67345/
Zafuan6732/
Cofwan679/
Savban676/
Savvan676/
Sawbon671/

Safwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safwan in the Oriya language
ସଫାୱାନsaphawana-
Safwan in the Marathi language
सफानsaphana-
Safwan in the Hindi language
सफवानsaphavana94.44
सफ्वानsaphvana5.56
Safwan in the Arabic language
صفونsfwn-
سفوانsfwan-
صفوانsfwan-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Safwan
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