Saffan Surname

350,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,040 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Maldives

Saffan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saffan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Pakistan1171:1,526,87116,479
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
India431:17,838,730274,051
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
England121:4,643,172139,951
Maldives41:101,0433,565
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Saffan (3,540) may also be a first name.

Saffan Last Name Facts

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

Saffan (Hindi: सफ्फन, Marathi: सकाण) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saffan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 350,743rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,007,256 people. The last name Saffan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 45 percent of Saffan are found; 38 percent are found in North Africa and 38 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 119,153rd most numerous first name in the world, borne by 3,540 people.

Saffan is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is held by 397 people, or 1 in 231,576. Barring Egypt Saffan is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 23 percent live and Pakistan, where 11 percent live.

Saffan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Saffan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Saffan surname grew 1,620 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Saffan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Saffan surname are 7.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.11% being registered to vote for the party.

Saffan earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.07% more than the national average, earning $61,734 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saffane92182/
Shaffan9242/
Scaffan922/
Saffean921/
Saiffan921/
Saffain921/
Saffand921/
Sauffan921/
Safan914,336/
Schaffan8649/
Shaffaan861/
Saffamne860/
Saafan8314,943/
Saifan837,375/
Safaan832,026/
Shafan83647/
Saffon83487/
Seafan83432/
Jaffan83309/
Soffan83240/
Saefan83205/
Safang83151/
Seffan8394/
Sahfan8364/
Safain8356/
Sadfan8345/
Safane8338/
Sayfan8331/
Saufan8325/
Sa'fan839/
Safann838/
Safhan838/
Zaffan836/
Safgan834/
Safean832/
Szafan832/
Safand832/
Caffan831/
Siafan831/
Saffòn831/
Sajfan831/
Sawfan831/
Safaun831/
Shadfan77719/
Shaafan77371/
Shaifan77168/
Saffont7777/
Satfang7759/
Shafain7743/
Souffan7739/
Saffond7736/
Saaifan7733/
Shoffan7732/
Saifain7729/
Zaffane7717/
Sahafan7712/
Sayfang7711/
Shafaan778/
Shaufan778/
Saifaan777/
Saifang774/
Jaffane774/
Satfane774/
Saafane774/
Shafhan774/
Safahan773/
Safatyn773/
Sadfang773/
Safatin772/
Saifane772/
Saffong772/
Saffoon772/
Shafane772/
Seafane772/
Shafand772/
Sachfan771/
Saf'aan771/
Safaunk771/
Chaffan771/
Schafan771/
Safhaan771/
Sattfan771/
Seafang771/
Saafain771/
Shahfan771/
Shasfan771/
Jaffand770/
Shaffon770/
Saffone770/
Jafan736,116/
Sofan734,094/
Safon73563/
Sefan73442/
Safam73312/
Zafan73268/
Cafan7312/
Safón735/
Safán731/
Safaatin71231/
Safanova71135/
Shafainn7118/
Souffane7112/
Safaaten7111/
Chaffain719/
Saffontt719/
Schafgan718/
Souffant716/
Shaufaan713/
Shafahan712/
Safaisin712/
Sahadfan712/
Shaffhausen711/
Schaffausen711/
Shaiffon711/
Shafaten711/
Shaffone711/
Shahfaan711/
Shapfaan711/
Shafaint711/
Shasfand711/
Sazfatin711/
Safashyn711/
Shafaine711/
Chaffant710/
Scoffhan710/
Soufan6711,208/
Safont672,053/
Zaafan671,514/
Saphan67733/
Zafane67548/
Sefain67372/
Shofan67202/
Chafan67143/
Zaifan67129/
Saifon6777/
Sahvan6772/
Soffon6759/
Shafon6743/
Shafam6742/
Seifan6739/
Sofhan6738/
Seyfan6738/
Safein6735/
Seffon6734/
Jaifan6726/
Coffan6723/
Sofand6723/
Caffon6722/
Safoun6721/
Jaffon6721/
Sowfan6720/
Shefan6719/
Sofean6717/
Sofane6717/
Jaufan6713/
Sofain6713/
Soofan6711/
Saifam6711/
Safaim6710/
Seefan678/
Suifan677/
Josfan676/
Soifan676/
Djafan676/
Safoon676/
Zhafan675/
Safone675/
Zeffan675/
Zafaan675/
Saffonova674/
Sayfon674/
Soyfan674/
Suofan674/
Shafanova673/
Chaffagne673/
Safong673/
Saefon673/
Jasfan672/
Sefean672/
Szafon672/
Jafane672/
Scafon672/
Sefaan672/
Jaafan672/
Safhanova671/
Safonk671/
Joffan671/
Jhafan671/
Jafant671/
Xaifan671/
Zaufan671/
Sayfanova671/
Siofan671/
Sofaan671/
Seafon671/
Jayfan671/
Zayfan671/
Jafayn671/
Jazfan671/
Zafhan671/
Soefan671/
Shaasfand671/
Sousffand671/
Sahfon671/
Sadfon671/
Sayfam671/
Sefaun671/
Schaffaussen671/
Sefhan671/
Shafa'ain671/
Zafean671/
Jafhan671/
Saufon670/

Saffan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saffan in the Hindi language
सफ्फनsaphphana61.7
सफ्फानsaphphana36.17
सफनsaphana2.13
Saffan in the Marathi language
सकाणsakana50
शवानाsavana50

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