Saffir Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Saffir Surname User-submission:

Saffir is the English transliteration for the Hebrew word for the 'sapphire' gemstone.

Saffir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
India71:109,580,769786,157
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Saffir (101) may also be a first name.

Saffir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Saffir is the English transliteration for the Hebrew word for the 'sapphire' gemstone.

- jeremysaffir

Saffir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saffir (Russian: Саффир) is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saffir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,343,156th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name Saffir is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Saffir reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Saffir is also the 940,641st most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 101 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 3,207,601. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 23 percent live, California, where 19 percent live and Illinois, where 13 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Saffir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Saffir surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.71% being registered with the political party.

Saffir earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.59% more than the national average, earning $56,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saffier92448/
Shaffir9258/
Saffire9256/
Saffeir9214/
Sauffir925/
Saffair921/
Szaffir921/
Safir9117,559/
Shaffier8685/
Sauffier8649/
Schaffir8615/
Shaffeir863/
Shaffirt860/
Saffer833,334/
Shafir831,361/
Safier83669/
Saffre83626/
Saafir83257/
Saifir83211/
Szafir83188/
Jaffir83125/
Sapfir8391/
Safire8385/
Safirt8331/
Safitr8331/
Zaffir8325/
Seffir837/
Safair835/
Ssafir834/
Safhir833/
Soffir832/
Safgir832/
Sahfir831/
Safior831/
Safoir831/
Sayfir831/
Scafir831/
Sjafir831/
Schaffier8019/
Schaeffir800/
Schaffair800/
Shaffer7778,293/
Saffert77398/
Souffir77286/
Seffair7798/
Schafir7779/
Shafier7772/
Soffair7738/
Scaffer7736/
Seffier7717/
Sauffer7714/
Saffeer7713/
Shafair779/
Sahffer777/
Saiffer776/
Szafirt776/
Szhafir774/
Saufier773/
Jaffire772/
Szaffer772/
Chaffir772/
Sajffer771/
Saffere771/
Zaffier771/
Soffier771/
Seafair771/
Seaffer771/
Shaffre771/
Shafior771/
Shafire771/
Shafisr771/
Shaifir771/
Shahfir771/
Saffreh771/
Szafier771/
Shoffir771/
Soffeir771/
Saafier771/
Sahhfir771/
Shafirr771/
Shaafir771/
Shasfir771/
Safferd770/
Suiffir770/
Schaffhirt752/
Schaeffier751/
Jafir735,790/
Safer735,295/
Zafir732,330/
Sefir7379/
Safre7377/
Cafir7350/
Sofir7340/
Safyr7326/
Safír732/
Šafir731/
Schaffer7147,021/
Sheaffer715,628/
Shaeffer713,341/
Safirova7177/
Shaffert7176/
Shauffer7130/
Shaiffer7129/
Saiffert7113/
Schafier7111/
Shaffeer717/
Sshaffer713/
Shafferr713/
Jshaffer712/
Sayffert711/
Shaffere711/
Sahafier711/
Sauffeer711/
Xshaffer711/
Sceaffer711/
Scaffear711/
Shayffer711/
Shaffher711/
Sauffert711/
Sahaffer711/
Szeffier711/
Shafferd710/
Shaaffer710/
Schafire710/
Giaffier710/
Shhaffer710/
Shaefier710/
Jaffer6760,675/
Schaeffer6737,756/
Shafer6736,432/
Safeer6723,757/
Jaffre673,104/
Schaffert672,069/
Soffer671,706/
Zaffer671,077/
Safere67973/
Seffer67847/
Chafir67634/
Scheaffer67553/
Szafer67492/
Zaifir67486/
Caffer67381/
Saphir67360/
Sapfirova67215/
Cafuir67205/
Saifer67174/
Shafirova67171/
Shafyr67154/
Sefair67143/
Sayfer6786/
Sofair6758/
Schafhirt6758/
Soufir6754/
Zhafir6750/
Schauffer6749/
Sefier6745/
Zaafir6744/
Sofier6739/
Shefir6730/
Šaffer6727/
Jaafir6725/
Sajfer6724/
Saufer6721/
Soffre6719/
Jafire6718/
Sofior6715/
Scafer6713/
Jafair6712/
Jhafir6711/
Schaiffer6711/
Safeur6710/
Safear679/
Safreh679/
Zeffir678/
Safyre678/
Zafair678/
Sahfer675/
Seafer675/
Zafire674/
Schaaffer674/
Jasfir674/
Safert674/
Shafre674/
Zafier674/
Shauffert673/
Saefer673/
Scheffier673/
Schaefier672/
Schaffher672/
Sofeir672/
Shofir672/
Saferd671/
Jafhir671/
Djafir671/
Schafferr671/
Sjafer671/
Djaffaire671/
Zafirr671/
Schaffreh671/
Säffer671/
Zaffre671/
Saferr671/
Sefeir671/
Schafffer671/
Sheaffeer671/
Zafeir671/
Shaffertt670/
Coffir670/
Sawfer670/
Seaffertt670/

Saffir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saffir in the Russian language
Саффирsaffir-

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