Safo is used as a family name or surname in Ghana. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Safo
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ghana
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Safo

How popular is Safo?

Safo is common in Ghana.

Safo is ranked 30042 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Safos grew by 33.8983 per cent to 158 since 2000 and ranked 111426 after elevating 20833 spots. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 85.44 82.2
White 7.59 14.41
Others 4.43 0
Safo is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Ghana which signifies that it is originated from Ghana. Around 16764 people have been found who wears Safo as their family name. Safo is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
34,406 Moldova10
122,390 Belarus4
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
15,749 Finland3
14,193 Egypt3
14,054 China3
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
10,858 Tunisia2
6,977 Tajikistan2
28,232 Morocco2
26,123 Malaysia2
8,657 Lebanon2
124,220 Italy2
219,873 France2
11,224 Cameroon2
10,211 Bulgaria2
107,212 South Africa1
7,191 Afghanistan1
6,149 Ethiopia1
10,958 Bangladesh1
15,162 Costa Rica1
11,486 Estonia1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
151,601 Spain1
174,544 Czech Republic1
37,779 Serbia1
62,864 New Zealand1
29,774 Venezuela1
16,073 Latvia1
28,365 Kenya1
118,015 Netherlands1
17,768 Pakistan1
24,176 Qatar1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
7,895 South Korea1
8,371 Syria1
14,373 Jordan1
4,435 Togo1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
8,859 Iraq1
9,498 Iceland1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,337 Cyprus43
116,847 Canada21
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
199,706 India71
119,047 Indonesia64
Countries with hundreds of Safo:
7,551 Algeria893
2,107 Burkina Faso403
11,234 Uzbekistan303
34,330 Germany303
49,962 Brazil207
64,774 Russia205
26,770 England177
122,419 United States175
39,315 Ukraine133
Countries with thousands of Safo:
1,208 Mozambique2,751
Countries with ten thousands of Safo:
375 Ghana10,943
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

32 years old tailor Marcantonio Safo who was residing in Italy migrated to Scranton on May 11, 1896 by Alsatia put out from Naples.

Safo Namesakes

  • Sarah Adwoa Safo, Lawyer
  • Ramzi Safouri, Soccer player
  • Victor Safonkin, Artist
  • Vsevolod Safonov, Actor
  • Sarah Adwoa Safo, Lawyer
  • Vsevolod Safonov, Actor
  • Kirill Safonov, Actor
  • Kwadwo Safo Jnr., Juliet Ibrahim's ex-husband
  • Sarah Adwoa Safo, Lawyer
  • Kwame Safo-Adu, Author

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