Safari Surname

1,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274,193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Safari Surname User-submission:

Safari is a Swahili surname meaning 'journey', 'trip', 'voyage'.

Safari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran168,4121:45647
DR Congo38,5761:1,915185
Tanzania22,9121:2,311304
Kenya21,3191:2,166334
Indonesia10,2601:12,8901,629
Uganda8,3691:4,665851
Egypt1,3731:66,9606,238
Malawi6271:27,3034,104
Malaysia4171:70,7305,129
Afghanistan4091:78,6142,251
Sweden2211:44,5553,508
Algeria2211:174,80321,680
Nigeria2201:805,19435,881
India1101:6,973,322154,831
Canada801:460,57039,784
Benin731:141,58414,936
Zimbabwe701:220,54624,781
Pakistan641:2,791,31123,365
Greece571:194,38230,902
Norway441:116,87015,419
Qatar311:76,0647,685
England291:1,921,31276,208
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Azerbaijan281:344,6127,537
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
France201:3,321,136213,627
Uruguay201:171,58814,480
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Austria151:567,69652,281
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Sáfári (1) are calculated separately.

Safari (51,232) may also be a first name.

Safari Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Safari is a Swahili surname meaning 'journey', 'trip', 'voyage'.

- knaibei

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 can appear as: Sáfári. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safari? popularity and diffusion

The last name Safari is the 1,991st most commonly held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 26,578 people. It is mostly found 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 commonly held first name in the world, borne by 51,232 people.

The surname Safari is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 168,412 people, or 1 in 456. In Iran Safari is mostly concentrated 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 is found in 54 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Tanzania, where 8 percent reside.

Safari Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saffari9214,940/
Shafari92381/
Scafari92205/
Safaari92126/
Safaris92111/
Safarai9299/
Safarie9254/
Safariz9253/
Safarri9240/
Sahfari9221/
Sayfari9221/
Safatri9217/
Ssafari9216/
Siafari9215/
Safarei9210/
Saifari929/
Safarih926/
Safarid925/
Saefari925/
Safaroi922/
Saafari922/
Safarii922/
Safarij921/
Safarit921/
Safariy921/
Safaryi921/
Safeari921/
Safgari921/
Sjafari921/
Safairi921/
Sadfari921/
Sapfari921/
Szafari921/
Safario921/
Sáfári891/
Safarzai864,120/
Safarish86197/
Saffarie86107/
Shaafari8653/
Shahfari8625/
Shafarie8620/
Shaffari8610/
Ssafaari864/
Shafarid863/
Sahafari862/
Shafariz862/
Shadfari861/
Shafaris861/
Siahfari861/
Ssaafari861/
Safarrei861/
Safarris861/
Sassfari861/
Saffaari861/
Saafaari861/
Jafari83455,555/
Zafari8321,380/
Safare834,827/
Sefari832,154/
Safara831,506/
Safary83869/
Saferi83398/
Sofari83341/
Cafari83204/
Safori8374/
Safarj832/
Safarý831/
Saffarieh8094/
Shafarish809/
Shahfaris803/
Safarrith801/
Saffarzai801/
Safaraish801/
Shafairie801/
Jaafari7713,010/
Djafari775,709/
Safarza774,445/
Jaffari773,945/
Seffari773,712/
Safouri77769/
Zaffari77674/
Soufari77580/
Caffari77376/
Saphari77376/
Chafari77251/
Shofari77238/
Zaafari77172/
Szafara77132/
Saffary7770/
Safaraj7767/
Safoori7763/
Jaufari7758/
Safaroj7753/
Siafara7748/
Safaure7742/
Shafara7738/
Safareh7735/
Shaferi7733/
Saifori7728/
Safferi7726/
Safeare7722/
Jafaari7720/
Ja'fari7717/
Scofari7715/
Sofario7712/
Safaree7712/
Jafarri7711/
Sahferi7710/
Safarha7710/
Saffara779/
Shafori779/
Safarea779/
Soffari778/
Safotri778/
Sofarid778/
Jafaris778/
Jafarai778/
Safeeri778/
Sepfari776/
Saffori776/
Saifary775/
Safaraa774/
Safaray774/
Sofariz774/
Jaâfari774/
Safaroa773/
Jajfari773/
Shafary773/
Jafariy773/
Seifari773/
Safarey773/
Sadfary773/
Sofeari773/
Saufare772/
Shafare772/
Zahfari772/
Ziafari772/
Safheri772/
Jafarei772/
Jafarid772/
Jafarii772/
Sahvari771/
Safaira771/
Jafhari771/
Zafahri771/
Zafaris771/
Scafori771/
Džafari771/
Saifara771/
Saforie771/
Jafarih771/
Zafarie771/
Šafarit771/
Soofari771/
Sofaris771/
Safarra771/
Saffare771/
Saffarj771/
Safaary771/
Safarez771/
Safarhe771/
Safarhy771/
Cahfari771/
Cafarri771/
Sayfori771/
Jeafari771/
Jafarij771/
Hjafari771/
Sefairi771/
Saufary771/
Xhafari771/
Jafaryi771/
Jafeari771/
Jhafari771/
Jjafari771/
Sayfouri712,884/
Shahvari71832/
Caffarri71584/
Djaafari71432/
Saffouri71216/
Shafouri71195/
Djaffari71118/
Safouris71112/
Shafareh7173/
Dzhafari7165/
Chaafari7160/
Shoofari7152/
Schaffarich7132/
Safarheh7131/
Chaffari7123/
Saifouri7123/
Shahferi7123/
Zafarzai7120/
Shafferi7115/
Safforis7114/
Saffoori7110/
Saffaray719/
Shafaroj718/
Ja'afari717/
Shaphari717/
Sheifari717/
Saffares716/
Safarraj716/
Shafaray716/
Shafarey716/
Jahafari714/
Saifoori714/
Jaffarii714/
Saffaree714/
Shaffary714/
Chafaris713/
Chafariz713/
Sayfoori713/
Sapharii713/
Safareat713/
Saphasri713/
Shafaraj712/
Saifaraj712/
Sapharid712/
Schafara712/
Sahfeeri712/
Sajfaraj711/
Saifared711/
Saifaroj711/
Saifaura711/
Sahfaraj711/
Jhaffari711/
Zhaafari711/
Zafarich711/
Zaffaris711/
Szafarra711/
Souffari711/
Safaraya711/
Jafarich711/
Jashfari711/
Shauferi711/
Saifareh711/
Safarzay711/
Safahare711/
Safarech711/
Sapharih711/
Sapharis711/
Soufargi711/
Shafoori711/
Jaffaryi711/
Safarres711/
Shaffare711/
Shafaree711/
Jaffairi711/
Jaffarri711/
Seferi675,598/
Jafary672,764/
Sofara671,648/
Safere67973/
Safore67577/
Safora67383/
Cofari67162/
Zafara67154/
Jafare67146/
Safory67122/
Zafare6781/
Jofari6772/
Zaferi6769/
Soferi6765/
Shaafouri6746/
Zafary6738/
Safarrest6714/
Sefare6713/
Saipharid6710/
Sofori6710/
Souffargi6710/
Sofary679/
Sofare677/
Safarahaj677/
Jafori676/
Çaferi675/
Shahavari673/
Sefori672/
Schaffara672/
Chaufhari671/
Sheafaroj671/
Safourieh671/
Šafare671/
Safarrooy671/
Safery671/
Sapharaai671/
Cafary671/
Zefari671/
Zafori671/
Zofari671/

Safari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safari in the Bengali language
সাফারীsaphari-
Safari in the Hindi language
सफरीsaphari81.82
सफारीsaphari15.15
सायरीsayari1.52
सफर्ीsaphari1.52
Safari in the Marathi language
सफरीsaphari70.3
सफारीsaphari29.7
Safari in the Oriya language
ସଫରୀsaphari33.33
ସାଫରୀsaphari33.33
ସଫାରୀsaphari33.33
Safari in the Russian language
Сафариsafari-
Safari in the Arabic language
صفاريsfary-
سفرىsfry-
سافاريsafary-
سفريsfry-

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