Safdie Surname

515,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Aruba

Safdie Surname User-submission:

This surname is of toponymical origin, derived from the Israeli town of Safed.

Safdie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2521:1,438,32998,774
Argentina2371:180,35215,113
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Lebanon231:245,0919,209
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
France31:22,140,907385,998
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Malta11:430,2723,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Aruba11:103,4772,586

The alternate forms: Safdié (4) are calculated separately.

Safdie Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is of toponymical origin, derived from the Israeli town of Safed.

- jessicaweiss

Safdie Last Name Facts

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

Safdie is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Safdié. For other possible spellings of Safdie click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safdie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 515,280th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 11,512,711 people. The surname Safdie occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Safdie are found; 45 percent are found in South America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 252 people, or 1 in 1,438,329. In The United States Safdie is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 51 percent reside, California, where 17 percent reside and Florida, where 14 percent reside. Other than The United States Safdie exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 37 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.

Safdie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Safdie last name are 19.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.21% being registered with the party.

The amount Safdie earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 20.09% more than the national average, earning $51,817 USD per year and in Canada they earn 61.23% more than the national average, earning $80,106 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safdié944/
Safdieh92379/
Safdiye9213/
Safdi91471/
Safde912/
Safder834,843/
Savdie8395/
Safdid836/
Shafdi833/
Safdae833/
Jafdie832/
Sayfdi831/
Saffdi831/
Safdeye77124/
Saffder7727/
Safdher7715/
Sabdaie778/
Safdeih775/
Safdder774/
Shafder772/
Safdeer772/
Scaffdi772/
Zafdieh771/
Ssafder771/
Sasfder771/
Safdish771/
Safdith771/
Sabde731,845/
Savdi73422/
Sabdi73384/
Safda73314/
Savde73107/
Sawde7391/
Safdy7365/
Sefde7344/
Sawdi7322/
Zafdi734/
Sofde732/
Jafde731/
Cafdi731/
Sgafdgae711/
Shafdher711/
Sasffder711/
Sawdey67612/
Shabdi67280/
Saabde6791/
Sawdye6740/
Shabde6736/
Sawdai6719/
Sabdai6719/
Savder6717/
Savdid6715/
Sasvde6714/
Savdee678/
Sawdei678/
Saavde676/
Chafde676/
Sabdhi676/
Shawde675/
Zawdie675/
Shavde674/
Soufde673/
Sofder672/
Sabdee672/
Sawdee672/
Zabdie672/
Shavdi671/
Sabdde671/
Savdes671/
Saawdi671/
Shawdi671/
Savdié671/
Savdis671/
Savded671/
Sabdji671/
Sabdje671/
Safdou671/
Saavdi671/
Savdhi671/
Soufdi671/
Jafdeh671/
Jafdai671/
Chafdi671/
Zafder671/
Shhaffder671/
Sawdhe671/
Sowdie670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Safdie
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