Safafar Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Safafar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Safafar Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1511:508,49430,000
India131:59,005,029552,550
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Safafar (32) may also be a first name.

Safafar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Safafar (Hindi: सफफार) is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Safafar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,328,442nd most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. Safafar occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Safafar reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Safafar is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name internationally, held by 32 people.

The surname Safafar is most widespread in Iran, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 508,494. In Iran it is most common in: Tehran Province, where 46 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 12 percent live and Gilan Province, where 11 percent live. Barring Iran it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safafard9330/
Shafafar9327/
Saufafar931/
Safaefar931/
Safaifard885/
Saffaafar881/
Jafafar86118/
Zafafar863/
Saifgaffar821/
Safafour802/
Jafafaar801/
Jafaafar801/
Saphaphar631/
Japhaphar506/
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Safafar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safafar in the Hindi language
सफफारsaphaphara-

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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
  • 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 Safafar
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