Şafakoğlu Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Şafakoğlu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 138 | 1:563,923 | 30,928 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
The alternate forms: Safakoglu (3) are calculated separately.
Şafakoğlu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Şafakoğlu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Şafakoğlu occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Safakoglu. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Şafakoğlu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Şafakoğlu is the 1,504,764th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. Şafakoğlu is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Şafakoğlu live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
It is most frequent in Turkey, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 563,923. In Turkey Şafakoğlu is most numerous in: Gaziantep Province, where 43 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 17 percent live and Denizli Province, where 10 percent live. Outside of Turkey this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safakoglu | 93 | 3 | / |
| Şefikoğlu | 78 | 42 | / |
| Şevkioğlu | 67 | 56 | / |
| Savakoglu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safatkallu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Safak Akyol | 60 | 1 | / |
| Safakgul | 59 | 59 | / |
| Çevikoğlu | 56 | 580 | / |
| Civekoğlu | 56 | 88 | / |
| Savcaoglu | 56 | 13 | / |
| Savakkagol | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sefikoglou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sauvakacolo | 50 | 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
- 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 Şafakoğlu
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