Safaran Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Safaran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safaran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran451:1,706,27864,723
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
India71:109,580,769786,157
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Safaran (265) may also be a first name.

Safaran Last Name Facts

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

The surname Safaran (Bengali: সাফরান, Hindi: सफरान, Marathi: सफरान, Russian: Сафаран) is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Safaran click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safaran? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,237,939th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Safaran live; 79 percent live in South Asia and 69 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 546,451st most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 265 people.

It is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 1,706,278. In Iran it is most common in: Isfahan Province, where 69 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 27 percent are found and Hormozgan Province, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 13 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Safaran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safaran in the Bengali language
সাফরানsapharana-
Safaran in the Marathi language
सफरानsapharana-
Safaran in the Hindi language
सफरानsapharana53.85
सफरनsapharana23.08
सफारनsapharana7.69
साफरानsapharana7.69
सफा्रनsapharana7.69
Safaran in the Russian language
Сафаранsafaran-

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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 Safaran
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