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Safiya

Sivaguru Ayyadurai
By Sivaguru Ayyadurai Chief Content Creator
Updated: Jul 29, 2024 | 👁️ 23 Views | 🔊 16 Pronunciations
✔️ Fact Checked by Selvakumar Mariappan (Technical Specialist)

Gender: Female

Origin: Arabic, African

Meaning: Pure or sincere, Untroubled, Serene, Pure, Best Friend

Pronunciation: sah-FEE-yah, /səˈfiːjə/, S EY F IY AY AH

Popularity Rank: #9,468

On this page:

  • 1. Safiya Meanings
  • 2. Safiya Pronunciation Guide
  • 3. Record your pronunciation of Safiya
  • 4. Translations of Safiya
  • 5. Safiya Name Popularity
  • 6. Safiya popularity in U.S.
  • 7. Famous People with Name Safiya
  • 8. Safiya Name Poster
  • 9. Names similar to Safiya

Safiya Meanings

  • Pure or sincere
    💎 40
    sivaguru on July 29, 2024
  • Untroubled
  • Serene
  • Pure
  • Best Friend
  • Clear-minded
  • Tranquil
  • Pure Child
  • Origin - Arabic
    💎 25
    sivaguru on July 29, 2024
  • Origin - African

Safiya is of Arabic origin and means "pure" or "sincere". It is a common name in Arabic-speaking countries and is often given to girls as a sign of purity and honesty.

The name Safiya is of Arabic, African origin and means Pure or sincere, Untroubled, Serene, Pure, Best Friend, Clear-minded, Tranquil, Pure Child. It is often used as a Female name and is mostly used as a First Name.

Safiya is commonly found in Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, and 63 more countries.

Safiya Pronunciation Guide

Phonetic Pronunciation: sah-FEE-yah

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet): /səˈfiːjə/

ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: S EY F IY AY AH

S: Pronounce as in "sit" (S IH T)

EY: Pronounce as in "they" (DH EY)

F: Pronounce as in "fish" (F IH SH)

IY: Pronounce as in "see" (S IY)

AY: Pronounce as in "say" (S EY)

AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)

This pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET system, a phonetic notation developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) for speech recognition systems. Each ARPABET symbol corresponds to a distinct sound in English. For example, 'JH' represents the sound as in 'joke,' 'AA' represents the sound as in 'father,' and 'N' represents the sound as in 'no.'

The pronunciation guide was generated using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, a public domain resource for phonetic pronunciations of words.

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Safiya Name Popularity

At NamesLook, the name Safiya is recorded 5,430 times globally, ranking it as the 9,468th most common name worldwide.

Safiya is most prevalent in Nigeria, with 1,545 occurrences, making it the 871th most popular name in the country.

In Nigeria, the name Safiya is found among 1 in every 751 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.

Safiya Popularity by Country

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CountryRankFrequency
Nigeria#8711 : 751
Saudi Arabia#4,4801 : 4,710
Morocco#2,2771 : 1,939
United States of America#6,9871 : 5,566
United Arab Emirates#3,5651 : 4,784
Oman#3,1381 : 3,755
United Kingdom#4,2871 : 3,405
France#7,2161 : 8,413
Egypt#13,0231 : 15,092
Malaysia#9,2601 : 18,096
Kuwait#3,9571 : 6,278
Russia#4,5591 : 4,194
Algeria#8,8671 : 14,154
Turkey#8,1861 : 11,500
India#6,2771 : 10,161
South Africa#13,1311 : 30,063
Tunisia#5,8781 : 7,941
Bahrain#2,2301 : 3,861
Sudan#11,1151 : 22,778
Canada#5,7651 : 5,973
Qatar#5,0231 : 8,331
Bangladesh#6,5221 : 9,285
Netherlands#6,8721 : 7,026
Sweden#2,4611 : 2,793
Italy#24,1491 : 35,834
Belgium#7,1921 : 9,958
Kazakhstan#7,3141 : 7,429
Ghana#2,7081 : 6,634
Libya#11,3781 : 25,206
Cameroon#6,5351 : 18,567
Lebanon#5,8491 : 9,048

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Safiya popularity in U.S.

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