Saffon Surname

628,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Saffon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saffon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3511:189,23929,444
Venezuela791:382,3308,042
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
China21:683,660,78330,601
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
England11:55,718,059489,080
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Saffòn (1) are calculated separately.

Saffon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saffon occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Saffòn. Click here for other possible spellings of Saffon.

How Common Is The Last Name Saffon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 628,294th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,964,160 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Saffon reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

Saffon is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 351 people, or 1 in 189,239. In France Saffon is most frequent in: Occitanie, where 91 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 4 percent live and Île-de-France, where 3 percent live. Other than France Saffon occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Saffon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Saffon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Saffon surname increased 3,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Saffon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Saffon surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

Saffon earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning $43,607 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saffòn941/
Saffont9277/
Saffond9236/
Saffong922/
Saffoon922/
Shaffon920/
Saffone920/
Safon91563/
Saffontt869/
Shaiffon861/
Shaffone861/
Safont832,053/
Saffan831,040/
Saifon8377/
Soffon8359/
Shafon8343/
Seffon8334/
Caffon8322/
Safoun8321/
Jaffon8321/
Safoon836/
Safone835/
Sayfon834/
Safong833/
Saefon833/
Szafon832/
Scafon832/
Safonk831/
Seafon831/
Sahfon831/
Sadfon831/
Saffun831/
Saufon830/
Saffonova804/
Safoine77242/
Saffane77182/
Saifong7782/
Shaffan7742/
Suiffon7725/
Shafoon7719/
Seafong7713/
Chaffon778/
Saifoun775/
Safotin774/
Sayfoun774/
Saufong773/
Saifoon773/
Safontt773/
Safoune772/
Sayfoon772/
Scaffan772/
Saiffun771/
Safound771/
Zaffoun771/
Souffon771/
Shaifon771/
Saiffan771/
Safogne771/
Saffand771/
Schafon771/
Djaffon771/
Saifonh771/
Sauffan771/
Sayfhon771/
Saefoon771/
Safan734,336/
Sefon73482/
Zafon73282/
Cafon7370/
Sofon7316/
Safun7313/
Jafon739/
Safón735/
Safán731/
Safonova7153,786/
Chaffoin7160/
Schaffan7149/
Safonowa7147/
Safoshyn7145/
Giaffone7135/
Safoutin7120/
Chaiffon713/
Saifoune713/
Shaffaan711/
Souffont711/
Safougne711/
Chauffon711/
Chaffone711/
Zaffoune711/
Sahfoune711/
Seafoung711/
Saifoong711/
Saffamne710/
Saafan6714,943/
Saifan677,375/
Safaan672,026/
Shafan67647/
Seafan67432/
Jaffan67309/
Soffan67240/
Saphon67220/
Saefan67205/
Saifun67188/
Safang67151/
Seffan6794/
Jafoun6790/
Sahfan6764/
Sofone6746/
Sadfan6745/
Zafont6740/
Safane6738/
Sayfan6731/
Soofon6730/
Shafun6729/
Saufan6725/
Siefon6716/
Chafon6713/
Coffon6710/
Safung6710/
Sa'fan679/
Zafoon679/
Safann678/
Safhan678/
Seifon677/
Zaffan676/
Safgan674/
Sayfonova674/
Seefon674/
Shafonova673/
Cafoon672/
Sayfun672/
Szafan672/
Safand672/
Safoonova671/
Saafun671/
Caffan671/
Zafoun671/
Soffun671/
Zafone671/
Jaifon671/
Joffon671/
Zoffon671/
Soufon671/
Soffoutin671/
Siafan671/
Sahvon671/
Sajfan671/
Sawfan671/
Sefoun671/
Sefonh671/
Sefoon671/
Seafun671/
Safaun671/
Safunn671/
Schaffhousen670/
Souffoine670/

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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 Saffon
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