Safyev Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Safyev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 24 | 1:1,896,779 | 136,831 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Şafyev (2) are calculated separately.
Safyev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safyev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Safyev is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Şafyev. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Safyev? popularity and diffusion
The last name Safyev is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Safyev live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 1,896,779. In Ukraine Safyev is primarily concentrated in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 29 percent reside, Odessa Oblast, where 17 percent reside and Donetsk Oblast, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Ukraine it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Azerbaijan, where 4 percent reside and Russia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Şafyev | 94 | 2 | / |
| Safayev | 92 | 4,412 | / |
| Safiyev | 92 | 1,700 | / |
| Safoyev | 92 | 984 | / |
| Shafyev | 92 | 45 | / |
| Saifyev | 92 | 10 | / |
| Safuyev | 92 | 4 | / |
| Safeyev | 92 | 1 | / |
| Safayeva | 86 | 4,439 | / |
| Saifiyev | 86 | 2,351 | / |
| Safoyeva | 86 | 991 | / |
| Shafiyev | 86 | 813 | / |
| Sayfiyev | 86 | 89 | / |
| Shafeyev | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shafayev | 86 | 1 | / |
| Safuyeva | 86 | 1 | / |
| Şsafiyev | 86 | 1 | / |
| Safaiyev | 86 | 1 | / |
| Safoev | 83 | 5,526 | / |
| Safiev | 83 | 2,991 | / |
| Safaev | 83 | 1,956 | / |
| Safeev | 83 | 226 | / |
| Sofyev | 83 | 30 | / |
| Safuev | 83 | 9 | / |
| Sefyev | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shafeyeva | 80 | 6 | / |
| Shafayeva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shafiev | 77 | 6,599 | / |
| Şafiyev | 77 | 3,316 | / |
| Sayfiev | 77 | 2,494 | / |
| Shafeev | 77 | 1,807 | / |
| Sofiyev | 77 | 635 | / |
| Sofuyev | 77 | 97 | / |
| Sayfeev | 77 | 76 | / |
| Shafoev | 77 | 25 | / |
| Şafayev | 77 | 21 | / |
| Saifiev | 77 | 7 | / |
| Shafaev | 77 | 6 | / |
| Seifyev | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sayfuev | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shefyev | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sapfaev | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safajev | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sofayev | 77 | 1 | / |
| Şafyiev | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saifeev | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sayfaev | 77 | 1 | / |
| Xafayev | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seyfiyev | 71 | 305 | / |
| Sofuyeva | 71 | 85 | / |
| Şafayeva | 71 | 23 | / |
| Sofayeva | 71 | 4 | / |
| Safijevs | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shofayev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shayfeev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Şafaiyev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shayfuev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schafeev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sayfieev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shafieev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shafiiev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safejeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sofiev | 67 | 259 | / |
| Sofeev | 67 | 57 | / |
| Sefiev | 67 | 50 | / |
| Sofuev | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sofaev | 67 | 5 | / |
| Safeef | 67 | 3 | / |
| Safief | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shafiejev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Safiew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saifejeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šafiev | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Safyev
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