Safwat Surname

6,915th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81,875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Safwat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safwat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt70,5641:1,303185
Saudi Arabia5,6051:5,505759
Sudan3,3601:11,1641,574
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
Kuwait3181:11,9521,632
Iraq2831:123,7513,451
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
United Arab Emirates1471:62,3285,951
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Canada371:995,82774,831
Qatar341:69,3536,725
England251:2,228,72284,230
Jordan141:631,60313,893
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Eritrea91:527,989318
France91:7,380,302306,885
Palestine81:568,60613,348
Syria81:2,412,62810,757
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Oman61:614,6626,082
Wales61:515,75523,171
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Safwat (35,240) may also be a first name.

Safwat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Safwat (Arabic: صفوة) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Safwat click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safwat? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,915th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 89,008 people. The surname Safwat is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Safwat reside; 91 percent reside in North Africa and 90 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Safwat is also the 24,597th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 35,240 people.

It is most common in Egypt, where it is held by 70,564 people, or 1 in 1,303. Excluding Egypt it exists in 60 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent live and Sudan, where 4 percent live.

Safwat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Safwat surname is predominantly Jewish (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Safwat last name are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.82% being registered with the party.

The amount Safwat earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.23% more than the national average, earning $46,269 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.35% more than the national average, earning $59,296 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safwatt92123/
Safwate9210/
Safwaat929/
Safwath925/
Shafwat921/
Shafwath861/
Sabwat83308/
Sofwat8371/
Safuat838/
Safwot834/
Safwad831/
Saifuat776/
Sofwath773/
Shafuat771/
Shafwad771/
Safuath771/
Sabwhat771/
Shahfuat711/
Sabbat671,167/
Sabvat6731/
Safuad6719/
Savuat6715/
Sabuat6711/
Sofwot671/
Savwad671/

Safwat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safwat in the Arabic language
صفوةsfwt-
صفوتsfwt-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Safwat
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis