Saffa Surname

24,810th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sierra Leone
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Saffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sierra Leone19,8501:35763
Algeria5791:66,72110,929
United States3191:1,136,23581,718
Liberia2971:14,8441,551
Pakistan2621:681,84710,375
Cameroon1111:187,10919,561
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
England551:1,013,05650,089
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Benin381:271,99023,227
Chile271:652,46215,367
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
France161:4,151,420237,746
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Norway81:642,78647,258
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: Šaffa (70) are calculated separately.

Saffa (13,869) may also be a first name.

Saffa Last Name Facts

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

Saffa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻔﺎ, Russian: Саффа) is found most in Sierra Leone. It may occur in the variant forms: Šaffa. For other potential spellings of Saffa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saffa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 24,810th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 334,890 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Saffa are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Saffa is also the 48,946th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 13,869 people.

The last name Saffa is most commonly used in Sierra Leone, where it is borne by 19,850 people, or 1 in 357. Not including Sierra Leone this surname exists in 41 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Saffa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Saffa has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 2,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Saffa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Saffa surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

The amount Saffa earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 8.53% more than the national average, earning R 257,916 per year and in United States they earn 10.73% more than the national average, earning $47,778 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šaffa9370/
Siaffa911,886/
Saffah91529/
Scaffa91357/
Shaffa91242/
Saffaj91239/
Saffat9145/
Saffas9128/
Saiffa9121/
Saffai9110/
Saffaa918/
Saffad913/
Saffay912/
Saffau911/
Seaffa911/
Saffea911/
Safa8945,280/
Shaffat8338/
Schaffa8338/
Shaffah8326/
Sheaffa8326/
Shaffau8325/
Saffaux8311/
Shaffaz835/
Shaffai834/
Shaffad831/
Shaffaj831/
Saaffat831/
Shaffea831/
Shaeffa831/
Shaffay831/
Shaffas830/
Shafa8014,247/
Safai807,225/
Safaa806,805/
Siafa803,442/
Safat803,202/
Saffi802,404/
Jaffa801,768/
Saffo801,472/
Safoa801,260/
Caffa801,206/
Saifa801,115/
Soffa801,007/
Safah80734/
Scafa80628/
Saffy80510/
Saffe80427/
Safad80318/
Safha80157/
Safau80150/
Saufa80124/
Zaffa80114/
Saefa80107/
Safay80103/
Safaj8082/
Safas8052/
Saafa8043/
Safea8042/
Sadfa8035/
Safaz8034/
Seffa8028/
Satfa8024/
Sasfa8021/
Seafa8015/
Sahfa809/
Sayfa806/
Sôffa802/
Safga802/
Hsafa802/
Sapfa801/
Sgafa801/
Saffé801/
Sazfa801/
Saf'a801/
Sauffaus7732/
Shaffaat772/
Shaffait772/
Shaffatt771/
Shafffai771/
Schaffas770/
Shafai7313,398/
Shaffi734,917/
Safaat734,151/
Shafat733,536/
Saffer733,334/
Shafea732,418/
Chaffa731,974/
Safaah731,698/
Seffah731,676/
Shafay731,255/
Shafad73873/
Safaya73777/
Saffie73581/
Safaid73544/
Shafaa73518/
Saffih73444/
Shaffe73386/
Shafau73322/
Scaffo73291/
Seffaj73274/
Shafah73267/
Saifah73231/
Seffai73213/
Saffee73135/
Shaifa73123/
Saffou73117/
Shaufa73111/
Sauffi73107/
Saffet73105/
Shaffy7385/
Shahfa7382/
Sasfai7381/
Shoffa7367/
Saufah7364/
Soffah7355/
Saffos7355/
Shafas7349/
Sheffa7348/
Shafaz7347/
Shaffo7346/
Saefah7337/
Safaai7335/
Saffhi7323/
Sahafa7323/
Saiffi7322/
Safhay7320/
Jaffas7320/
Jaffat7318/
Djaffa7316/
Saffii7315/
Shafga7315/
Shafaj7314/
Safaia7314/
Safait7313/
Saiffe7312/
Saufai7312/
Seafay7312/
Safaad7311/
Safiea7310/
Schafa739/
Safhat739/
Saufat737/
Szafas737/
Safahu737/
Saffey737/
Saffoo736/
Saifad736/
Safhad736/
Soffai736/
Siafea736/
Saffoh736/
Sayffi736/
Saffei736/
Saafai736/
Saifat735/
Sahufa735/
Shaafa735/
Sahffi735/
Giaffa735/
Safeea735/
Safaha734/
Saifai734/
Satfai734/
Safash734/
Sahfai734/
Saifha734/
Ssafai734/
Safaaz733/
Safadh733/
Shazfa733/
Saffui733/
Siafai733/
Saifaz733/
Siaffi733/
Jaffay733/
Safa'a733/
Shatfa733/
Soffea733/
Jaaffa733/
Safaiy732/
Safahe732/
Saaffi732/
Souffa732/
Sahfah732/
Saffid732/
Sauffe732/
Saefha732/
Sadfas732/
Caffay731/
Saifaa731/
Saifau731/
Saiffy731/
Safaij731/
Safaiz731/
Safaud731/
Safaut731/
Saffop731/
Saufea731/
Sasfat731/
Jaffai731/
Zaffas731/
Sayffe731/
Sayfoa731/
Shawfa731/
Szafaz731/
Siahfa731/
Seiffa731/
Sayfah731/
Siaffe731/
Seahfa731/
Sieffa731/
Sshafa731/
Saffio731/
Sofffa731/
Soffat731/
Shaffé731/
Siavfa731/
Saifea731/
Saiffo731/
Saafat731/
Saaifa731/
Safayt731/
Saffeh731/
Saffit731/
Saufaa731/
Scaifa731/
Seffaa731/
Caffau731/
Zaffat731/
Saafea731/
Sadffe731/
Shaefa731/
Sassfa731/
Seaffo731/
Sayfha731/
Safeat731/
Saffiy731/
Safhah731/
Saefai731/
Saafaa731/
Saafay731/
Soffay731/
Shafha731/
Shasfa731/
Zaffah731/
Jaffad731/
Saaffe730/
Caffaa730/
Seaffe730/
Seafas730/
Schaffath710/
Safi67268,287/
Shaffer6778,293/
Sefa6724,487/
Safo6719,896/
Safy678,784/
Sofa677,400/
Shafaat675,426/
Safe674,291/
Chaffai672,258/
Shaffie672,061/
Shaffeh671,086/
Zafa67943/
Cafa67879/
Jafa67584/
Shafait67290/
Shaffei67233/
Shaffee67227/
Shafash67213/
Chaffaa67206/
Shafaay67153/
Sheaffe67138/
Shafeea6791/
Caffeau6759/
Szafasz6757/
Saufaus6751/
Chaffat6747/
Shafaah6745/
Shaffii6742/
Çafa6742/
Schaffe6741/
Shoffah6736/
Chaffah6724/
Shaffet6722/
Sjafaah6721/
Schoffa6721/
Schaffo6720/
Sahafah6718/
Shauffi6718/
Shaffih6716/
Shaifah6716/
Sahaifa6716/
Xafa6715/
Shafiea6715/
Sauffer6714/
Jaffaux6714/
Saffeer6713/
Schaffasch6713/
Souffay6711/
Chaffay6711/
Safaaat6710/
Shafahe679/
Shafaiy679/
Shaffou678/
Shafhad678/
Zsoffai678/
Shaffey677/
Saadfah677/
Safa'at677/
Sahffer677/
Shahufa676/
Saiffer676/
Shafahu676/
Shafhat676/
Žafa676/
Shafach676/
Sauffee676/
Schaffi676/
Shafaai676/
Shaufai676/
Shafaaz675/
Shafaut675/
Shafaid675/
Saufaid675/
Sauffie675/
Saffihe675/
Shaffiy674/
Sahafha674/
Shahfaa674/
Shaiffi673/
Saffitt673/
Shafaij673/
Safahah673/
Saiffee673/
Schaffhaus672/
Schaffy672/
Shafais672/
Sjaffei672/
Shadfah672/
Szaffer672/
Schafai672/
Sahaffi672/
Safaish672/
Shaafah672/
Shafaiz672/
Sajffer671/
Safhaid671/
Saafaja671/
Saafhad671/
Sashfat671/
Sheffea671/
Seaffer671/
Shasfat671/
Shaifat671/
Shaiffe671/
Shadfap671/
Shafa'a671/
Shaffoo671/
Shafhaj671/
Shahfaj671/
Szafaiz671/
Szaszfa671/
Shaffit671/
Chaffea671/
Seafeah671/
Siaffie671/
Shafaya671/
Šafa671/
Zsoffay671/
Shathfa671/
Shaafat671/
Shadfat671/
Shafaia671/
Shafayt671/
Shafeat671/
Shaffij671/
Shafhas671/
Shazfat671/
Saiffet671/
Sahafai671/
Sahfait671/
Safj671/
Safı671/
Scheffa671/
Szafacz671/
Chauffa671/
Chaffaï671/
Chafffa671/
Saafath671/
Shaffhi671/
Saffets671/
Sahfaht671/
Sahffie671/
Schafas671/
Saadfay671/
Safa'ai671/
Saffiey671/
Saaffee671/
Saafhay671/
Soffaya671/
Shaffeu671/
Shaffid671/
Shaffes670/
Saffott670/
Shaffos670/
Shaffed670/

Saffa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saffa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻔﺎsfa-
Saffa in the Russian language
Саффаsaffa-

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