Saffy Surname

607,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Saffy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saffy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2101:257,98926,009
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Australia361:749,88148,970
France211:3,162,987209,042
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Wales91:343,83718,086
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
England61:9,286,343223,652
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Saffy (593) may also be a first name.

Saffy Last Name Facts

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

Saffy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻔﻲ) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saffy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 607,405th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 14,289,306 people. The surname Saffy is mostly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Saffy reside; 41 percent reside in Southern Africa and 41 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Saffy is also the 343,462nd most widespread first name internationally, held by 593 people.

Saffy is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 210 people, or 1 in 257,989. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 55 percent are found, Free State, where 23 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 11 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Saffy occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Bahrain, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Saffy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Saffy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Saffy surname expanded 4,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Saffy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Saffy surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Saffy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.16% more than the national average, earning R 435,252 per year and in United States they earn 26.7% more than the national average, earning $54,670 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scaffy911,156/
Shaffy9185/
Saffey917/
Saffay912/
Saiffy911/
Saffiy911/
Safy898,784/
Shaffey837/
Shaffiy834/
Schaffy832/
Saffiey831/
Shaffay831/
Saffa8021,761/
Shafy803,881/
Saify803,120/
Saffi802,404/
Safey801,389/
Saffe80427/
Safiy80255/
Caffy80179/
Safay80103/
Jaffy8076/
Sasfy8069/
Soffy8055/
Sayfy8018/
Safyo8016/
Safhy805/
Saufy804/
Safyy804/
Zaffy803/
Seffy802/
Safuy801/
Safoy801/
Seafy801/
Siafy801/
Sahfy801/
Saffé801/
Safyh801/
Sadfy801/
Saïfy801/
Scafy801/
Shaffiey7714/
Sheaffey771/
Schaffey770/
Shafey736,452/
Shaffi734,917/
Caffey734,000/
Saffer733,334/
Siaffa731,886/
Shafay731,255/
Safaya73777/
Saffie73581/
Saffih73444/
Shaffe73386/
Shafiy73360/
Sheffy73285/
Shaffa73242/
Saffaj73239/
Scaffe73201/
Jaffey73171/
Saffee73135/
Sauffi73107/
Saffet73105/
Scaffi7378/
Shaufy7339/
Soffey7335/
Chaffy7333/
Shahfy7332/
Saffhi7323/
Saiffi7322/
Saiffa7321/
Safhay7320/
Saffii7315/
Safiey7313/
Saiffe7312/
Seafay7312/
Soffys7310/
Saffai7310/
Seafey738/
Saffaa738/
Souffy736/
Sayffi736/
Sahafy736/
Saffei736/
Sahffi735/
Safych734/
Shaafy734/
Shafyt734/
Saffui733/
Siaffi733/
Scoffy733/
Jaffay733/
Saifey733/
Safaiy732/
Saafiy732/
Saaffi732/
Shaify732/
Shafyi732/
Saffid732/
Sauffe732/
Caffay731/
Saufey731/
Sayffe731/
Seaffa731/
Shafhy731/
Saffea731/
Siaffe731/
Saffio731/
Jaffuy731/
Shaffé731/
Shawfy731/
Saeffi731/
Safayt731/
Saffeh731/
Saffit731/
Safâyi731/
Sasfey731/
Caffoy731/
Sadffe731/
Saafay731/
Sohffy731/
Soffay731/
Shafyy731/
Jaffiy731/
Saaffe730/
Seaffe730/
Seffey730/
Sheafy730/
Safi67268,287/
Shaffer6778,293/
Safa6745,280/
Zafy678,928/
Safe674,291/
Sofy674,051/
Chaffey673,239/
Shaffie672,061/
Shaffeh671,086/
Sheffey671,066/
Shafiey67354/
Shaffei67233/
Shafeey67230/
Shaffee67227/
Jafy67217/
Chaffyi67171/
Shafaay67153/
Sheaffe67138/
Scheffy6766/
Shaffii6742/
Souffoy6742/
Schaffe6741/
Shoffey6727/
Sheaffa6726/
Shaffet6722/
Shauffi6718/
Shaffih6716/
Sauffer6714/
Saffeer6713/
Souffay6711/
Chaffay6711/
Shafaiy679/
Scaffee678/
Sahffer677/
Saiffer676/
Sefy676/
Sauffee676/
Schaffi676/
Sauffie675/
Saffihe675/
Shaffai674/
Shaiffi673/
Saffitt673/
Saiffee673/
Chaffoy673/
Sjaffei672/
Szaffer672/
Sahaffi672/
Cafy672/
Sajffer671/
Caffeey671/
Dcaffey671/
Schaefy671/
Schafey671/
Scoffey671/
Seaffer671/
Shaiffe671/
Shaeffe671/
Shaffit671/
Siaffie671/
Shafaya671/
Zsoffay671/
Shafayt671/
Shaffaj671/
Shaffij671/
Shaifyi671/
Saiffet671/
Safj671/
Safı671/
Chauffy671/
Shaffea671/
Shaffhi671/
Saffets671/
Sahffie671/
Saadfay671/
Saeffee671/
Saaffee671/
Saafhay671/
Soffaya671/
Shaffeu671/
Shaffid671/
Shaafey671/
Xafy671/
Shaffes670/
Shapfey670/
Hcaffey670/
Shaffed670/
Chaffys670/

Saffy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saffy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺼﻔﻲalsfy-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Saffy
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