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

The surname Essaafi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﺎﻓﻲ) is most common in Switzerland. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Essaafi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most frequently used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Essaafi reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Essaafi is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 513,307. In Switzerland Essaafi is primarily found in: Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Switzerland it occurs 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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