Safy Surname

57,632nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,784 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Safy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt7,7491:11,8641,411
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
United States461:7,879,542351,394
France421:1,581,493147,826
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
England91:6,190,895170,599
India91:85,229,487684,495
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Maldives11:404,1727,269

Safy (39,715) may also be a first name.

Safy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Safy (Arabic: عسفي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﺎﻓﻲ, Russian: Сафй) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 57,632nd most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 829,639 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Safy live; 93 percent live in North Africa and 88 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Safy is also the 22,334th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 39,715 people.

Safy is most widely held in Egypt, where it is borne by 7,749 people, or 1 in 11,864. Excluding Egypt this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 5 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent are found.

Safy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Safy surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Safy earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.46% less than the national average, earning $39,930 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shafy893,881/
Saify893,120/
Safey891,389/
Saffy89510/
Safiy89255/
Safay89103/
Sasfy8969/
Sayfy8918/
Safyo8916/
Safhy895/
Saufy894/
Safyy894/
Safuy891/
Safoy891/
Seafy891/
Siafy891/
Sahfy891/
Safyh891/
Sadfy891/
Saïfy891/
Scafy891/
Shafey806,452/
Shafay801,255/
Scaffy801,156/
Safaya80777/
Shafiy80360/
Shaffy8085/
Shaufy8039/
Shahfy8032/
Safhay8020/
Safiey8013/
Seafay8012/
Seafey808/
Saffey807/
Sahafy806/
Safych804/
Shaafy804/
Shafyt804/
Saifey803/
Safaiy802/
Saafiy802/
Shaify802/
Shafyi802/
Saffay802/
Saufey801/
Saiffy801/
Shafhy801/
Shawfy801/
Safayt801/
Safâyi801/
Sasfey801/
Saffiy801/
Saafay801/
Shafyy801/
Sheafy800/
Safi75268,287/
Safa7545,280/
Zafy758,928/
Safe754,291/
Sofy754,051/
Jafy75217/
Sefy756/
Cafy752/
Safj751/
Safı751/
Xafy751/
Shafiey73354/
Shafeey73230/
Shafaay73153/
Shafaiy739/
Shaffey737/
Shaffiy734/
Schaffy732/
Schaefy731/
Schafey731/
Shafaya731/
Shafayt731/
Shaifyi731/
Saadfay731/
Saffiey731/
Saafhay731/
Shaffay731/
Shaafey731/
Shapfey730/
Shafi67545,847/
Saifi6765,647/
Safii6731,708/
Saffa6721,761/
Shafa6714,247/
Safih679,624/
Safei678,191/
Safai677,225/
Safaa676,805/
Safer675,295/
Saufi674,138/
Shafe673,908/
Siafa673,442/
Safie672,473/
Saffi672,404/
Safui672,201/
Saafi671,923/
Safoa671,260/
Saifa671,115/
Sahfi671,097/
Safee671,029/
Saife67974/
Safid67878/
Scafe67828/
Sadfi67645/
Safhi67628/
Saefi67597/
Soufy67552/
Saffe67427/
Safeh67416/
Siafi67410/
Scafi67354/
Safed67306/
Safis67191/
Caffy67179/
Sayfi67173/
Saphy67165/
Safha67157/
Safio67155/
Safet67130/
Saufa67124/
Shofy6789/
Safaj6782/
Jaffy6776/
Seify6771/
Safit6758/
Sjafi6758/
Soffy6755/
Saufe6751/
Shefy6749/
Saafa6743/
Safea6742/
Cafay6731/
Safes6728/
Safij6726/
Chafy6723/
Sahfe6723/
Jafay6722/
Safiz6722/
Sawfi6721/
Soofy6718/
Sofiy6717/
Sofey6715/
Seafa6715/
Shaffiey6714/
Sofyi6714/
Seafi6712/
Saafe6712/
Sayfe6711/
Sefay6711/
Cafuy6710/
Cafey679/
Saïfi678/
Shafahay678/
Saefe677/
Sayfa676/
Safeu676/
Satfi676/
Seafe675/
Ssafi675/
Sofys675/
Sajfi674/
Safip674/
Saâfi674/
Sodfy674/
Seufy674/
Safej673/
Suofy673/
Zaffy673/
Zafyi673/
Sasfi673/
Safhe673/
Safoi673/
Savfi673/
Sadfe672/
Safgi672/
Seffy672/
Siafe672/
Zafay672/
Scafè672/
Siefy672/
Hsafa672/
Sapfa671/
Satfe671/
Josfy671/
Jafey671/
Sofay671/
Sefey671/
Sheaffey671/
Jafiy671/
Sofyy671/
Jaafy671/
Saffé671/
Szafi671/
Sefyi671/
Siofy671/
S'Afi671/
Saf'a671/
Sofhy671/
Soefy671/
Sopfy671/
Sosfy671/
Zafys671/
Cafoy671/
Schaffey670/
Schaefay670/

Safy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺼﺎﻓﻲalsafy28.57
ﺳﺎﻓﻲsafy14.29
ﺍﻟﺼﻔﻲalsfy14.29
ﺻﻔﻲsfy14.29
ﺍﻟﺼﺎﻓﻰalsafy14.29
ﺻﻔﻰsfy14.29
Safy in the Russian language
Сафйsafj-
Safy in the Arabic language
عسفيsfy-
صعفىsfy-
صافىsafy-
صافيsafy-

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Footnotes

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