All around the world, Safiya (Safiya 
, صفية 
, Сафия 
) is a widespread predominantly feminine, but very infrequently masculine first name. The given name Safiya is characteristic of Somalia, where it is quite a common feminine name, Nigeria, where it is quite a common mostly girly, but seldom masculine name, and Oman, where it is quite a common primarily female, but very infrequently male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in India, Nigeria, and Somalia. Much less frequently, Safiya is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Safiya | Ethiopia, Pakistan, Somalia, India, Nigeria |
| صفية | Egypt, Iraq, Sudan, Yemen, Algeria |
| Сафия | Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Russia |
| Зафия | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan |
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safiya noble American professor and author, US (b. 1950) |
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safiya quinley American Actress, US |
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safiya songhai American film director, US (b. 1984) |
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safiya wazir Community activist - first Afghan refugee to be elected as a state representative in New Hampshire, United States., AF (b. 1991) |
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safiya nygaard American YouTuber and journalist, US (b. 1992) |
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| safiya bukhari Black Panther Party member and US political prisoner activist, US (b. 1950) |
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| safiya henderson-holmes African-American poet, US (b. 1950) |
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| safiya hussaini Nigerian adulterer, NG (b. 1967) |
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| safiya noorzai reseacher in New Zealand |
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| safiya amaran researcher |
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| safiya karim researcher |
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| safiya sinclair poet |
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| safiya ilyasu muhammed Nigerian politician, NG |
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| safiya cummings researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-1329-8670) |
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| safiya al abrawi researcher |
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