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 last name Saffran (Russian: Саффран) occurs in Israel more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saffran? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 250,142nd most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,594,922 people. The surname Saffran is primarily found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Saffran reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 28 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Israel, where it is held by 634 people, or 1 in 13,498. In Israel it is most frequent in: Central District, where 24 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 23 percent are found and Northern District, where 19 percent are found. Beside Israel this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent are found and Germany, where 10 percent are found.

Saffran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Saffran Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Saffran surname are 1.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.97% registered with the 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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