Where Does The Last Name Şafak Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Şafak (Arabic: سافاك, Hindi: सफक, Marathi: सफाक, Oriya: ସାଫାକ) is found most frequently in Turkey. It may also appear in the variant forms: Safak. Click here for further potential spellings of Şafak.

How Common Is The Last Name Şafak? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Şafak is the 27,985^th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 379,362 people. Şafak is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Şafak reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Şafak is also the 41,410^th most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 17,652 people.

Şafak is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 19,138 people, or 1 in 4,066. In Turkey Şafak is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 9 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 7 percent are found. Not including Turkey this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.