Essafy Surname

708,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Essafy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Essafy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Essafy Last Name Facts

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

Essafy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﺎﻓﻲ) is most common in Morocco. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Essafy? popularity and diffusion

Essafy is the 708,658th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,602,768 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Essafy are found; 99 percent are found in North Africa and 99 percent are found in Mahgreb.

It is most commonly used in Morocco, where it is held by 409 people, or 1 in 84,294. Besides Morocco Essafy is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 0 percent reside and Mauritania, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Essayfy92136/
Essafi8310,644/
Essafa83210/
Assafy838/
Essafe838/
Hesafy834/
Esshafaya801/
Essaifi77999/
Essoufy77172/
Essaafi7728/
Essahfi774/
Essafai774/
Essayfi774/
Hassafy774/
Essafer772/
Assaify772/
Essaffi772/
Yessafa771/
Essafaa771/
Assafuy770/
Esafa73274/
Asafy7370/
Esafe7356/
Esafi7321/
Esofy734/
Osafy732/
Essahafi71204/
Essaffer711/
Hassafay711/
Assafi672,386/
Essofi671,155/
Essefi67282/
Hosafy67250/
Assofy6729/
Assafe6724/
Essofa6720/
Eshafi6718/
Assefy6714/
Issafi6711/
Esaafi6710/
Issafa678/
Aesafi677/
Eshafe674/
Eusafi672/
Ashafy671/
Hasafy671/
Yesafa671/
Hessoufey671/
Ezafey671/
Esaffa671/

Essafy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Essafy 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Essafy
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