Safdar Surname

3,775th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148,708 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Safdar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safdar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan107,6461:1,660245
Afghanistan30,4661:1,055130
Saudi Arabia3,6171:8,5311,178
United Arab Emirates1,2571:7,289932
Bangladesh9911:160,8045,900
Iran9011:85,2198,620
India8791:872,65738,239
England8551:65,1677,583
United States4071:890,56267,298
Kuwait2801:13,5741,857
Qatar2311:10,2081,127
Oman2111:17,4791,775
Spain1621:288,59317,624
Bahrain1621:8,3251,494
Canada1301:283,42826,469
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Scotland771:69,5305,379
Norway481:107,13114,344
Guyana311:24,5882,860
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Sweden261:378,72126,697
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Wales141:221,03813,576
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Greece131:852,29284,400
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
France51:13,284,544357,392
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
China41:341,830,39216,990
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Safdar (183,471) may also be a first name.

Safdar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Safdar (Arabic: صفدر, Hindi: सफदर, Marathi: सफदर, Oriya: ସଫଦର) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Safdar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safdar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,775th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 49,006 people. The last name Safdar is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Safdar reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 5,728th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 183,471 people.

It is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is held by 107,646 people, or 1 in 1,660. In Pakistan Safdar is most numerous in: Punjab, where 81 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 8 percent reside and Sindh, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan this surname is found in 59 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 20 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent reside.

Safdar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Safdar last name are 13.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.27% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Safdar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.91% less than the national average, earning 315,228 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 38.59% less than the national average, earning R 145,944 per year; in United States they earn 27.57% more than the national average, earning $55,047 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.8% less than the national average, earning $41,338 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saffdar9264/
Shafdar9228/
Safddar9221/
Saifdar927/
Sadfdar925/
Safdhar924/
Safdaar924/
Saafdar923/
Safdare922/
Sasfdar922/
Ssafdar922/
Safdarz921/
Saufdar921/
Safdair921/
Safdasr921/
Safdear921/
Sabdar83300/
Savdar8339/
Jafdar837/
Zafdar837/
Sofdar837/
Sawdar837/
Sefdar835/
Cafdar831/
Safdor831/
Safdarova8016/
Safdarová801/
Saubdar771,052/
Shabdar7772/
Saphdar7711/
Seyfdar772/
Sawdare772/
Shawdar771/
Seefdar771/
Safdorp771/
Shavdar771/
Sabdhar771/
Satvdhar7110/
Shaabdar717/
Sahabdar711/
Sawdaatr711/
Zhafdear711/
Çavdar6730,529/
Cavdar67508/
Sobdar67326/
Zabdar675/
Sewdar672/
Zefdar671/
Sowdar671/
Jawdar671/
Savdarova671/
Cawdar670/

Safdar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safdar in the Hindi language
सफदरsaphadara96.4
सफ़दरsafadara2.41
सफ्दरsaphdara0.91
Safdar in the Oriya language
ସଫଦରsaphadara87.5
ସଫଦାରsaphadara12.5
Safdar in the Marathi language
सफदरsaphadara87.16
सफदारsaphadara6.11
सफ़दरsafadara1.71
सरदारsaradara0.86
सकदरsakadara0.73
हैदरhaidara0.73
सािदकsaidaka0.37
कादरkadara0.24
सबदरsabadara0.24
असगरasagara0.24
सफ़रsafara0.12
बदरुbadaru0.12
सफ़दारsafadara0.12
Safdar in the Arabic language
صفدرsfdr-

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