Alsaffar Surname

93,437th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Alsaffar Surname User-submission:

The Alsaffar surname means 'one who makes pots'.

Alsaffar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia2,9021:10,6331,467
Bahrain1,0431:1,293171
Kuwait3661:10,3841,441
Iraq2621:133,6703,639
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Qatar1121:21,0542,246
England531:1,051,28451,324
United Arab Emirates461:199,18013,980
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Jordan81:1,105,30516,405
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Alsaffar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Alsaffar surname means 'one who makes pots'.

- itshitaf

Alsaffar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alsaffar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Alsaffar (Russian: Альсаффар) is most common in Saudi Arabia. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alsaffar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 93,437th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,426,972 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Alsaffar reside; 93 percent reside in West Asia and 88 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name is most widespread in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 2,902 people, or 1 in 10,633. Besides Saudi Arabia Alsaffar exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Bahrain, where 20 percent live and Kuwait, where 7 percent live.

Alsaffar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alsaffar last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the party.

Alsaffar earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.72% less than the national average, earning $39,386 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Al'saffar942/
Alsafar93838/
Alesafar8826/
Elsaffar8818/
Aljaffar886/
Alshafar886/
Alsafaar882/
Alsafear881/
Aljafar80799/
Alzafar8023/
Elsafar801/
Alsafarova7822/
Aljaafar75375/
Elsafair752/
Aljafare752/
Alsafore751/
Alja'afar711/
Alcafor671/
Elsafour634/
Aljofair631/
Aljafour631/
Aljafoor631/

Alsaffar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alsaffar in the Russian language
Альсаффарalsaffar-

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