Şaffak Surname
Approximately 1,101 people bear this surname
Şaffak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,100 | 1:70,747 | 6,594 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
The alternate forms: Saffak (28) are calculated separately.
Şaffak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Şaffak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Şaffak is found most frequently in Turkey. It may also appear as: Saffak. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Şaffak? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 335,097th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 6,619,024 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Şaffak reside; 89 percent reside in West Asia and 89 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname Şaffak is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,100 people, or 1 in 70,747. In Turkey Şaffak is primarily found in: Trabzon Province, where 24 percent reside, Samsun Province, where 23 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 21 percent reside. Apart from Turkey this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Şaffak
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