Essaafi Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Essaafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Essaafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
France31:22,140,907385,998
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Essaafi Last Name Facts

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

Essaafi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﺎﻓﻲ) has its highest incidence in Switzerland. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Essaafi? popularity and diffusion

Essaafi is the 3,730,171st most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Essaafi is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Essaafi live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 513,307. In Switzerland Essaafi is mostly found in: Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 100 percent reside. Beside Switzerland this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tunisia, where 25 percent reside and France, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Essahafi93204/
Essafi9210,644/
Esaafi9210/
Essaifi86999/
Essahfi864/
Essafai864/
Essayfi864/
Essaffi862/
Eshaafi861/
Esafi8321/
Hassaafi8013/
Assahafi803/
Assafi772,386/
Essofi771,155/
Essafy77414/
Essefi77282/
Essafa77210/
Eshafi7718/
Issafi7711/
Essafe778/
Aesafi777/
Eusafi772/
Essoufi712,974/
Essayfy71136/
Hassafi7154/
Assaufi7128/
Assafie7124/
Essoffi7116/
Asshafi7114/
Issafei7110/
Assafhi718/
Essafer712/
Asahafi711/
Assafui711/
Ossaifi711/
Essafaa711/
Aassafi711/
Eshafei711/
Esseifi711/
Ashaafi711/
Yessafa711/
Asafi671,509/
Isafi67468/
Esafa67274/
Osafi6776/
Esafe6756/
Esofi6714/
Esefi673/
Ezzahafi671/
Essouffi671/
Eishafie671/
Essaffer671/
Aitssafi671/

Essaafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Essaafi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺼﺎﻓﻲalsafy-

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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
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  • 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 Essaafi
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