Al-Saafin Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Al-Saafin Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al-Saafin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

The alternate forms: Al-Saáfin (1) are calculated separately.

Al-Saafin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Saafin Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Al-Saafin occurs most in Saudi Arabia. It can also appear in the variant forms: Al-Saáfin. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Saafin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Al-Saafin is the 940,398th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al-Saafin are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

It is most numerous in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 278 people, or 1 in 110,992. Not including Saudi Arabia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Jordan, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al-Saáfin961/
Al Saafin895/
Al-Sa'afen841/
Al Sa'afin841/
Al-Safeen782/
Al Saafeen741/
Al Zafin71199/
Al Jafin7159/
Al-Zafen712/
Al Safen711/
Al Zaffin677/
Al Zafen592/
Al Jafen591/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al-Saafin
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