Saffran Surname

250,142nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Saffran Surname Definition:

William Sabrin, Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Simon de Sabrin, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

Saffran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel6341:13,4982,068
United States6201:584,61147,805
Germany1531:526,17944,202
Canada781:472,37940,609
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
England21:27,859,030389,889
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Saffran (28) may also be a first name.

Saffran Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

William Sabrin, Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Simon de Sabrin, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Saffran Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saffran (Russian: Саффран) occurs in Israel more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saffran? popularity and diffusion

The last name Saffran is the 250,142nd most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,594,922 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Saffran are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Saffran is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 28 people.

The last name is most numerous in Israel, where it is carried by 634 people, or 1 in 13,498. In Israel Saffran is most common in: Central District, where 24 percent live, Tel Aviv District, where 23 percent live and Northern District, where 19 percent live. Aside from Israel Saffran is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 39 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.

Saffran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Saffran has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Saffran last name rose 4,769 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Saffran Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Saffran last name are 1.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.97% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Saffran earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 22.57% more than the national average, earning $52,887 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.06% more than the national average, earning $56,174 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaffran93151/
Saffrahn9328/
Saffrhan935/
Saffrean931/
Saffrran931/
Safran928,722/
Schaffran88506/
Shaffrank888/
Sauffrant881/
Szafran866,347/
Shafran864,004/
Saffron861,089/
Zaffran86260/
Jaffran8644/
Safrang8614/
Soffran867/
Safrain866/
Safraan866/
Safrane865/
Saifran862/
Safrand862/
Sahfran861/
Scafran861/
Safrean861/
Saffram861/
Seffran861/
Caffran860/
Schaffrahn828/
Schaffrand821/
Sheaffrank820/
Schaffrank820/
Schafran80223/
Jaffrain80188/
Shaffron8088/
Zaffrann8076/
Souffran8038/
Shadfran8012/
Safrahan805/
Soffrant802/
Zaffrahn802/
Saffrone801/
Zaffrane801/
Sheffran801/
Shafrank801/
Saffroun801/
Shafraan801/
Sauffron801/
Safranck801/
Cauffran800/
Schaffranck780/
Zafran774,220/
Šafran77872/
Safron77861/
Jafran77773/
Sofran77414/
Žafran77276/
Cafran7721/
Sefran7715/
Şafran774/
Safram773/
Souffrant758,727/
Souffrand75126/
Souffrain7589/
Safranova7575/
Schaffron7570/
Scheffran7547/
Safrattin7510/
Schafrank7510/
Schafrann757/
Jaffraint755/
Sauffront754/
Schafrand754/
Shawfrank752/
Shafranck751/
Safranowa751/
Cauffrain750/
Zafraan713,405/
Shafranova711,140/
Szafron71536/
Shafron71300/
Zaafran71291/
Jafrane71251/
Zafrane71165/
Szofran71135/
Zhafran71127/
Seffron71110/
Scheffrahn7184/
Coffran7169/
Soffron7165/
Zaffron7149/
Jaafran7135/
Zaffram7131/
Shofran7126/
Chafran7122/
Sayfranova7115/
Zafranh7112/
Soufran717/
Zaifran717/
Safroun714/
Safroon714/
Shefran713/
Shafram713/
Djafran712/
Jaufran712/
Zafrhan712/
Seefran712/
Jafraan711/
Sefrain711/
Szafram711/
Szafranová711/
Safrone711/
Caffron711/
Sofrane711/
Jafrain711/
Jahfran711/
Zafrain711/
Saifranova711/
Sefrean711/
Szafranowa711/
Zafrann711/
Zaufran711/
Jaffram710/
Schafranck710/
Souffraine710/
Zaafraan672,174/
Zaafrane67476/
Joffrain67181/
Saphrang67175/
Jaafrane67136/
Souffron67118/
Sheffron67106/
Soufrant67101/
Chaffron6788/
Schafron6736/
Saephran6712/
Shaphran679/
Soufrand679/
Schafranová675/
Safroune674/
Zaafrann674/
Coffrain672/
Zafranqh672/
Schafram671/
Jauffron671/
Joffrand671/
Zahafran671/
Soufrane671/
Seafront671/
Soifranc671/
Chafrane671/
Zafraane671/
Shafrein671/
Seyfrant670/

Saffran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saffran in the Russian language
Саффранsaffran-

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