Safwi Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Safwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India51:153,413,076951,030
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Safwi (25) may also be a first name.

Safwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Safwi is most common in India. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Safwi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safwi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Safwi are found; 54 percent are found in South Asia and 46 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Safwi is also the 2,136,160th most numerous given name at a global level. It is borne by 25 people.

The last name Safwi is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India Safwi is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 60 percent are found, Bihar, where 20 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 20 percent are found. Not including India this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 38 percent are found and Pakistan, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safwai911/
Safui802,201/
Safwa80390/
Savwi8012/
Safwe803/
Safwy801/
Safwet73366/
Siafwa73349/
Shawvi7325/
Shafwa7322/
Shafui7319/
Saufui739/
Safweh738/
Saifwa738/
Safuie737/
Saifui735/
Sahfui734/
Shawbi733/
Saffui733/
Safwaa732/
Saefui731/
Safuis731/
Safwer731/
Sabwai731/
Sawfui731/
Safwwa731/
Saafui731/
Safouhi674/
Shawbhi673/
Saffwet671/
Shaifui671/

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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 Safwi
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