Saffer Surname
Approximately 3,334 people bear this surname
Saffer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,420 | 1:255,253 | 24,193 |
| Germany | 866 | 1:92,962 | 11,637 |
| England | 217 | 1:256,765 | 20,624 |
| Argentina | 149 | 1:286,869 | 22,979 |
| France | 140 | 1:474,448 | 67,240 |
| South Africa | 70 | 1:773,967 | 53,253 |
| Pakistan | 68 | 1:2,627,116 | 22,516 |
| Algeria | 65 | 1:594,332 | 39,000 |
| Australia | 55 | 1:490,831 | 37,357 |
| Hungary | 46 | 1:213,397 | 17,734 |
| Belgium | 43 | 1:267,364 | 32,244 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| Brazil | 35 | 1:6,116,409 | 148,801 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Chile | 18 | 1:978,693 | 19,774 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 253 | 1:198,493 | 17,293 |
The alternate forms: Šaffer (27) & Säffer (1) are calculated separately.
Saffer (114) may also be a first name.
Saffer Demographics
Average Male Saffer Height
177.48 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Saffer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saffer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Saffer (Russian: Саффер) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Šaffer or Säffer. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saffer? popularity and diffusion
It is the 134,944th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,185,827 people. The surname Saffer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Saffer live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 877,214th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 114 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,420 people, or 1 in 255,253. In The United States Saffer is primarily found in: New York, where 14 percent reside, Florida, where 10 percent reside and Colorado, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 26 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.
Saffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Saffer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Saffer last name grew 561 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,447 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Saffer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Saffer surname are 11.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.14% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Saffer earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.49% more than the national average, earning R 288,696 per year; in United States they earn 10.56% more than the national average, earning $47,706 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.73% more than the national average, earning $64,454 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saffer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saffer in the Russian language | ||
| Саффер | saffer | - |
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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 Saffer
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