Saffron Surname
Approximately 1,089 people bear this surname
Saffron Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 424 | 1:854,856 | 65,098 |
| Iran | 364 | 1:210,941 | 16,748 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Australia | 57 | 1:473,609 | 36,415 |
| India | 50 | 1:15,341,308 | 250,737 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Afghanistan | 12 | 1:2,679,432 | 17,028 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 53 | 1:947,522 | 56,651 |
Saffron (1,440) may also be a first name.
Saffron Demographics
Average Saffron Salary in
United States
$52,372 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Saffron Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saffron Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saffron (Arabic: زعفراني) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saffron? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 337,980th most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 6,691,961 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 40 percent of Saffron live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. Saffron is also the 205,614th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 1,440 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 424 people, or 1 in 854,856. In The United States it is primarily found in: Maryland, where 21 percent live, Michigan, where 13 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 33 percent live and Egypt, where 11 percent live.
Saffron Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Saffron has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Saffron last name expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 327 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Saffron Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Saffron surname are 4.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.45% registered with the political party.
Saffron earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.37% more than the national average, earning $52,372 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saffron Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saffron in the Arabic language | ||
| زعفراني | zfrany | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Saffron
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