Saafan Surname

35,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Saafan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saafan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt13,6371:6,742821
Saudi Arabia1,1531:26,7613,711
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Qatar281:84,2149,043
United States171:21,321,114641,998
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
France21:33,211,361423,184
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Saafan (123) may also be a first name.

Saafan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saafan (Arabic: سيعفان, Russian: Саафан) occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Saafan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 35,375th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 487,690 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Saafan are found; 91 percent are found in North Africa and 91 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 840,349th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 123 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 13,637 people, or 1 in 6,742. Not including Egypt this surname occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent reside and Kuwait, where 1 percent reside.

Saafan Last Name Statistics demography

Saafan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaafan92371/
Saaifan9233/
Sahafan9212/
Saafane924/
Saafain921/
Safan914,336/
Sahadfan862/
Saifan837,375/
Safaan832,026/
Zaafan831,514/
Saffan831,040/
Shafan83647/
Seafan83432/
Saefan83205/
Safang83151/
Sahfan8364/
Safain8356/
Sadfan8345/
Safane8338/
Sayfan8331/
Saufan8325/
Sa'fan839/
Safann838/
Safhan838/
Safgan834/
Safean832/
Szafan832/
Jaafan832/
Safand832/
Siafan831/
Sajfan831/
Sawfan831/
Safaun831/
Shaasfand801/
Shadfan77719/
Zaafane77457/
Sahavan77259/
Saffane77182/
Shaifan77168/
Satfang7759/
Shafain7743/
Shaffan7742/
Saifain7729/
Savahan7715/
Sayfang7711/
Shafaan778/
Shaufan778/
Saifaan777/
Saafein775/
Saifang774/
Zahafan774/
Satfane774/
Shafhan774/
Safahan773/
Safatyn773/
Sadfang773/
Safatin772/
Saifane772/
Shafane772/
Seafane772/
Shafand772/
Scaffan772/
Sachfan771/
Sahvaan771/
Saf'aan771/
Safaunk771/
Saffean771/
Schafan771/
Zaaifan771/
Saiffan771/
Saffain771/
Saffand771/
Safhaan771/
Sattfan771/
Seafang771/
Sauffan771/
Shahfan771/
Shasfan771/
Jafan736,116/
Sofan734,094/
Safon73563/
Sefan73442/
Safam73312/
Zafan73268/
Cafan7312/
Safón735/
Safán731/
Safaatin71231/
Shahavan71213/
Chaafane71205/
Safanova71135/
Schaffan7149/
Shafainn7118/
Safaaten7111/
Schafgan718/
Shafahan712/
Safaisin712/
Shafaten711/
Shafaint711/
Sahavain711/
Shasfand711/
Sahaphan711/
Sazfatin711/
Safashyn711/
Saadphan711/
Shafaine711/
Chahafan711/
Saffamne710/
Soufan6711,208/
Safont672,053/
Saphan67733/
Zafane67548/
Saffon67487/
Sefain67372/
Jaffan67309/
Soffan67240/
Shofan67202/
Chafan67143/
Zaifan67129/
Seffan6794/
Saifon6777/
Sahvan6772/
Schaafhausen6764/
Shafon6743/
Shafam6742/
Seifan6739/
Sofhan6738/
Seyfan6738/
Safein6735/
Jaifan6726/
Sofand6723/
Safoun6721/
Sowfan6720/
Shefan6719/
Sofean6717/
Sofane6717/
Jaufan6713/
Sofain6713/
Soofan6711/
Saifam6711/
Safaim6710/
Seefan678/
Suifan677/
Sahatphan677/
Josfan676/
Zaffan676/
Soifan676/
Djafan676/
Safoon676/
Zhafan675/
Safone675/
Zafaan675/
Sayfon674/
Soyfan674/
Suofan674/
Shafanova673/
Safong673/
Jaafam673/
Saefon673/
Jasfan672/
Sefean672/
Szafon672/
Jafane672/
Scafon672/
Sefaan672/
Safhanova671/
Safonk671/
Caffan671/
Jhafan671/
Jafant671/
Xaifan671/
Zaufan671/
Sayfanova671/
Siofan671/
Sofaan671/
Seafon671/
Jayfan671/
Zayfan671/
Jafayn671/
Jazfan671/
Zafhan671/
Soefan671/
Sahfon671/
Saffòn671/
Sadfon671/
Sayfam671/
Sefaun671/
Sefhan671/
Shafa'ain671/
Zafean671/
Jafhan671/
Saufon670/

Saafan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saafan in the Russian language
Саафанsaafan-
Saafan in the Arabic language
سيعفانsyfan-
سعفانsfan-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Saafan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis