Alsawafiri Surname
Approximately 203 people bear this surname
Alsawafiri Surname User-submission:
Alsawafiri is an Arabic surname, which comes from safar, meaning 'travel'. So sawafiri means 'one who travels a lot', as most of the family members were traders and used to travel for trading.
Big part of this family are originally from Yafa, they moved to Gaza in 1948.
Read More About This SurnameAlsawafiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Alsawafiri Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Alsawafiri is an Arabic surname, which comes from safar, meaning 'travel'. So sawafiri means 'one who travels a lot', as most of the family members were traders and used to travel for trading.
Big part of this family are originally from Yafa, they moved to Gaza in 1948.
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Where Does The Last Name Alsawafiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alsawafiri is more frequently found in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Alsawafiri.
How Common Is The Last Name Alsawafiri? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,173,425th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 35,899,241 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Alsawafiri live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname Alsawafiri is most prevalent in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Besides Saudi Arabia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Bahrain, where 0 percent reside and China, where 0 percent reside.
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