Safari Surname
Approximately 274,193 people bear this surname
Safari Surname User-submission:
Safari is a Swahili surname meaning 'journey', 'trip', 'voyage'.
Safari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 168,412 | 1:456 | 47 |
| DR Congo | 38,576 | 1:1,915 | 185 |
| Tanzania | 22,912 | 1:2,311 | 304 |
| Kenya | 21,319 | 1:2,166 | 334 |
| Indonesia | 10,260 | 1:12,890 | 1,629 |
| Uganda | 8,369 | 1:4,665 | 851 |
| Egypt | 1,373 | 1:66,960 | 6,238 |
| Malawi | 627 | 1:27,303 | 4,104 |
| Malaysia | 417 | 1:70,730 | 5,129 |
| Afghanistan | 409 | 1:78,614 | 2,251 |
| Sweden | 221 | 1:44,555 | 3,508 |
| Algeria | 221 | 1:174,803 | 21,680 |
| Nigeria | 220 | 1:805,194 | 35,881 |
| India | 110 | 1:6,973,322 | 154,831 |
| Canada | 80 | 1:460,570 | 39,784 |
| Benin | 73 | 1:141,584 | 14,936 |
| Zimbabwe | 70 | 1:220,546 | 24,781 |
| Pakistan | 64 | 1:2,791,311 | 23,365 |
| Greece | 57 | 1:194,382 | 30,902 |
| Norway | 44 | 1:116,870 | 15,419 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Philippines | 29 | 1:3,490,973 | 149,374 |
| Azerbaijan | 28 | 1:344,612 | 7,537 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Uruguay | 20 | 1:171,588 | 14,480 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
The alternate forms: Sáfári (1) are calculated separately.
Safari (51,232) may also be a first name.
Safari Surname Meaning
Safari Demographics
Safari Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Safari Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safari Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Safari (Arabic: صفاري, Bengali: সাফারী, Hindi: सफरी, Marathi: सफरी, Oriya: ସଫରୀ, Russian: Сафари) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Sáfári. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Safari? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,991st most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 26,578 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 66 percent of Safari reside; 62 percent reside in South Asia and 62 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 18,137th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 51,232 people.
The surname is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 168,412 people, or 1 in 456. In Iran it is most common in: Tehran Province, where 18 percent reside, Isfahan Province, where 8 percent reside and Fars Province, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Iran this surname occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Tanzania, where 8 percent reside.
Safari Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Safari surname is primarily Christian (96%) in Kenya.
The amount Safari earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 24.65% less than the national average, earning 260,775 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.66% less than the national average, earning R 114,876 per year and in Canada they earn 4.6% less than the national average, earning $47,397 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Safari Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safari in the Bengali language | ||
| সাফারী | saphari | - |
| Safari in the Hindi language | ||
| सफरी | saphari | 81.82 |
| सफारी | saphari | 15.15 |
| सायरी | sayari | 1.52 |
| सफर्ी | saphari | 1.52 |
| Safari in the Marathi language | ||
| सफरी | saphari | 70.3 |
| सफारी | saphari | 29.7 |
| Safari in the Oriya language | ||
| ସଫରୀ | saphari | 33.33 |
| ସାଫରୀ | saphari | 33.33 |
| ସଫାରୀ | saphari | 33.33 |
| Safari in the Russian language | ||
| Сафари | safari | - |
| Safari in the Arabic language | ||
| صفاري | sfary | - |
| سفرى | sfry | - |
| سافاري | safary | - |
| سفري | sfry | - |
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Footnotes
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