Safardi Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Safardi Surname User-submission:

Sarfati. 'Spanish [Jewish].' Topographical. Hebrew origins. From 'sepharad,' (ספרד, noun, Hebrew, 'Spain, Iberia'). Borne by people of patrilineal Sephardic descent. Sephardic Jews are Jews of Iberian origin, most of whom were expelled in 1492 in Spain or 1497 in Portugal.

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Safardi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Safardi (197) may also be a first name.

Safardi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sarfati. 'Spanish [Jewish].' Topographical. Hebrew origins. From 'sepharad,' (ספרד, noun, Hebrew, 'Spain, Iberia'). Borne by people of patrilineal Sephardic descent. Sephardic Jews are Jews of Iberian origin, most of whom were expelled in 1492 in Spain or 1497 in Portugal.

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Safardi Last Name Facts

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

Safardi is most common in Indonesia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safardi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Safardi is the 2,047,559th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name Safardi occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Safardi are found; 88 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 88 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 646,152nd most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 197 people.

The surname Safardi is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 2,495,268. In Indonesia Safardi is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 32 percent are found, West Sulawesi, where 32 percent are found and Aceh, where 15 percent are found. Barring Indonesia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 25 percent are found and Iran, where 7 percent are found.

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