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Safa

Safa /saˈfa/

“serenity, delight”1

Established origin Safa: root entries for ṣafāʾ · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Safa?

Safa

IPA /saˈfa/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Safa mean?

Safa is a spelling of sefa and means “serenity, delight, pleasure” as well as “purity, clearness”. It comes from Arabic ṣafāʾ “being pure and clear, peace of mind”. It is the same word as in the greeting hoş geldin, safa geldin.1

Safa is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Safa made of?

Safa is a single Arabic root: safa (serenity, delight; purity).

Safa root safa serenity, delight; purity ARABIC ṣafāʾ “purity, inner peace,happiness” Safa safa root serenity, delight; purity ṣafāʾ ARABIC “purity, inner peace, happiness”
Safa: parts and root words
  • ṣafāʾ Arabic — purity, inner peace, happiness1

How was the name Safa formed?

Safa is the word safa (“serenity, delight; purity”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Who are some well-known people named Safa?

  1. Peyami Safa writer 1899–1961
  2. Behçet Safa painter 1934–2018
  3. İsmail Safa writer 1867–1901
  4. İlhami Safa journalist 1894–1954

People surnamed Safa as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

Is Safa also a first name?

Yes. Safa is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “serenity, delight”.

Safa as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Safa?

Erinç, Ferah and Abasıyanık share gloss keywords with Safa within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Safa?

Read the root, formation and register information for Safa alongside this guide: How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: sefa accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Safa accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: safa accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Safa

Q1

What does the surname Safa mean?

Safa is a spelling of sefa and means “serenity, delight, pleasure” as well as “purity, clearness”. It comes from Arabic ṣafāʾ “being pure and clear, peace of mind”. It is the same word as in the greeting hoş geldin, safa geldin.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Safa?

The root word of Safa is ṣafāʾ (Arabic): “purity, inner peace, happiness”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Safa?

Sa·fa, 2 syllables; IPA: /saˈfa/.