Safi (given name)

Safi (Arabic: صافي) is a name of Arabic origin meaning "pure." It is a common surname in Levantine countries such as Palestine, Syria and Lebanon.^[1] It is also employed by Afghans as a "last name" to refer to their tribal lineage within the Safi tribe, a sub-tribe based in north-eastern Afghanistan.

The surname has the highest density in the State of Palestine, and is most prevalent in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Notable people with the name include:

• Safi of Persia (1611–1642), Safavid shah of Iran
• Safi Ahmed (born 1977), Indian cricketer
• Safi Al-Zaqrati (born 1999), Saudi Arabian footballer
• Safi Asfia (1916–2008), Iranian technocrat and politician
• Safi Bahcall (born 1968), American physicist, businessman and writer
• Safi Darashah (1902–1988), Indian cricketer
• Safi Faye (1943–2022), Senegalese film director and ethnologist
• Safi Khan Lezgi (fl. 17th century), Safavid Iranian politician
• Safi Lakhnavi (1862–1950), Indian poet
• Safi N'Diaye (born 1988), French rugby union player
• Safi Nyembo (born 1984), Congolese footballer
• Safi Qureshey (born 1951), Pakistani-American businessman
• Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (1942–2006), Indian Islamic scholar
• Safi Rauf (born 1994), Afghan-American activist
• Safi Saïd (born 1953), Tunisian journalist, writer and politician
• Safi Taha (1923–2009), Lebanese wrestler
• Safi, a fictional character from the animated film Wish