Essafi Surname

48,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Essafi Surname User-submission:

Essafi (in Arabic: الصافي ) from the word صفاء or صافي, which means 'clear' or 'pure'. When you add ( ال : The ) it becomes : الصافي meaning 'the pure' or 'the clear'.

Essafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco9,4401:3,652363
Algeria4371:88,40213,574
France3481:190,87029,709
Spain1501:311,68018,543
Tunisia841:7,2691,221
Mauritania301:136,4957,782
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England161:3,482,379114,324
Sweden121:820,56361,223
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Essafi (227) may also be a first name.

Essafi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Essafi (in Arabic: الصافي ) from the word صفاء or صافي, which means 'clear' or 'pure'. When you add ( ال : The ) it becomes : الصافي meaning 'the pure' or 'the clear'.

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Essafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Essafi (Arabic: السعفي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﺎﻓﻲ, Russian: Эссафи) occurs more in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Essafi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 48,442nd most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 684,662 people. Essafi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Essafi are found; 94 percent are found in North Africa and 94 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 596,468th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 227 people.

It is most frequent in Morocco, where it is carried by 9,440 people, or 1 in 3,652. Aside from Morocco it occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 4 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Essafi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Essafi earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.7% less than the national average, earning $40,392 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Assafi832,386/
Essofi831,155/
Essafy83414/
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Essafa83210/
Eshafi8318/
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Essafe838/
Aesafi837/
Eusafi832/
Essoufi772,974/
Essayfy77136/
Hassafi7754/
Assaufi7728/
Assafie7724/
Essoffi7716/
Asshafi7714/
Issafei7710/
Assafhi778/
Essafer772/
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Ossaifi771/
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Osafi7376/
Esafe7356/
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Hassaafi7113/
Assahafi713/
Aitssafi711/
Essaffer711/
Essouffi711/
Eishafie711/
Oshafi671,149/
Echafi67703/
Assofi67618/
Assefi67349/
Hasafi67338/
Ossofi67100/
Ashafi6758/
Assafe6724/
Yosafi6723/
Hessoufei6721/
Essofa6720/
Ishafi679/
Assafy678/
Issafa678/
Hisafi678/
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Ossefi676/
Issofi675/
Asaifi675/
Hesafy674/
Eshafe674/
Osafie674/
Aasafi672/
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Asafie671/
Esofie671/
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Yssefi671/
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Yesofi671/
Isaufi671/
Yesafa671/

Essafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Essafi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺼﺎﻓﻲalsafy91.67
ﺍﻟﺼﻔﻲalsfy8.33
Essafi in the Russian language
Эссафиessafi-
Essafi in the Arabic language
السعفيalsfy-

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  • 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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