Safer Surname
Approximately 5,295 people bear this surname
Safer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2,030 | 1:19,030 | 3,488 |
| United States | 729 | 1:497,200 | 41,845 |
| Iran | 540 | 1:142,190 | 12,708 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| France | 283 | 1:234,709 | 36,380 |
| Turkey | 281 | 1:276,945 | 18,577 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Pakistan | 157 | 1:1,137,859 | 13,974 |
| Austria | 107 | 1:79,584 | 11,967 |
| Indonesia | 47 | 1:2,813,813 | 160,835 |
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| Greece | 36 | 1:307,772 | 44,531 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Northern Cyprus | 27 | 1:11,815 | 3,048 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Uruguay | 12 | 1:285,980 | 20,148 |
| Moldova | 11 | 1:323,761 | 25,884 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Tunisia | 8 | 1:76,328 | 12,820 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 43 | 1:1,167,876 | 66,381 |
The alternate forms: Šafer (149), Sáfer (2) & Šáfer (4) are calculated separately.
Safer (2,738) may also be a first name.
Safer Demographics
Average Safer Salary in
United States
$52,488 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Safer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Safer (Arabic: صافر, Bengali: সফের, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺮ, Hindi: सफेर, Marathi: सफेर) occurs more in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Šafer, Sáfer or Šáfer. For other potential spellings of Safer click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Safer? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 90,517th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,376,307 people. The last name Safer is predominantly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Safer reside; 49 percent reside in North Africa and 44 percent reside in Mahgreb. Safer is also the 139,724th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 2,738 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 2,030 people, or 1 in 19,030. In Algeria it is most common in: Chlef Province, where 21 percent are found, Algiers Province, where 18 percent are found and Tiaret Province, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Algeria this surname occurs in 68 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Iran, where 10 percent are found.
Safer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Safer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Safer last name grew 1,695 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Safer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Safer surname are 17.11% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.34% being registered with the party.
The amount Safer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.62% more than the national average, earning 469,361 kr per year; in Peru they earn 61.67% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,430 per year; in United States they earn 21.64% more than the national average, earning $52,488 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.99% more than the national average, earning $72,035 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Safer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safer in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺮ | alsfr | - |
| Safer in the Hindi language | ||
| सफेर | saphera | 87.5 |
| सफॅर | saphera | 12.5 |
| Safer in the Bengali language | ||
| সফের | saphera | 83.33 |
| সাফের | saphera | 16.67 |
| Safer in the Marathi language | ||
| सफेर | saphera | 68.42 |
| साफेर | saphera | 15.79 |
| सफेर् | sapher | 10.53 |
| सफ़र | safara | 5.26 |
| Safer in the Arabic language | ||
| صافر | safr | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Safer
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