Safwani Surname

358,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Safwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Indonesia1631:811,34561,613
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Safwani (868) may also be a first name.

Safwani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Safwani (Hindi: साफवानी) is found in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safwani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Safwani is the 358,623rd most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 7,208,255 people. Safwani occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Safwani are found; 71 percent are found in West Asia and 71 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Safwani is also the 276,206th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 868 people.

The last name is most frequent in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 716 people, or 1 in 43,095. Apart from Saudi Arabia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 16 percent are found and Egypt, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shafwani9356/
Safuani86482/
Safwane86171/
Safwany86159/
Sofwani86121/
Safwana8638/
Safvani861/
Saphwani80132/
Shofwani8042/
Shafuani805/
Sabhwani804/
Shabwani802/
Shafwana801/
Shavwani801/
Zaffwani801/
Sabuani7122/
Sofwana7112/
Safuana719/
Safwone711/
Sofuani711/
Savvanis67231/
Shofwana6747/
Sabuhani6710/
Sabbanni674/
Savvaani673/
Chavwani673/
Sabbayni672/
Shabwany672/
Shabwane671/
Siavwoni671/
Saibbani671/
Shafuana671/
Savhvani671/
Saifuana671/

Safwani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safwani in the Hindi language
साफवानीsaphavani-

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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 Safwani
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