Safir Surname
Approximately 17,559 people bear this surname
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Safir is an Ashkenazi Jewish surname meaning 'Saphhire'.
Safir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 5,419 | 1:6,362 | 775 |
| Algeria | 3,966 | 1:9,741 | 1,685 |
| Pakistan | 2,588 | 1:69,028 | 2,507 |
| India | 1,051 | 1:729,843 | 33,496 |
| Bangladesh | 811 | 1:196,494 | 6,734 |
| Egypt | 641 | 1:143,426 | 11,189 |
| Saudi Arabia | 636 | 1:48,515 | 7,156 |
| United States | 521 | 1:695,699 | 55,085 |
| France | 348 | 1:190,870 | 29,709 |
| Afghanistan | 334 | 1:96,267 | 2,534 |
| Iran | 278 | 1:276,196 | 20,165 |
| Indonesia | 194 | 1:681,697 | 53,131 |
| Romania | 82 | 1:244,852 | 23,260 |
| England | 80 | 1:696,476 | 39,547 |
| Iraq | 79 | 1:443,312 | 7,666 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Canada | 57 | 1:646,414 | 52,764 |
| Spain | 55 | 1:850,037 | 34,138 |
| Argentina | 45 | 1:949,854 | 60,205 |
| Russia | 39 | 1:3,695,463 | 185,353 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Belgium | 30 | 1:383,221 | 41,070 |
| Malaysia | 26 | 1:1,134,393 | 49,681 |
| Uruguay | 21 | 1:163,417 | 13,939 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Syria | 10 | 1:1,930,102 | 9,170 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Turkey | 8 | 1:9,727,678 | 134,647 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
The alternate forms: Safír (2) & Šafir (1) are calculated separately.
Safir (13,990) may also be a first name.
Safir Surname Meaning
Safir Demographics
Safir Political Affiliation
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Safir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Safir (Bengali: সফির, Hindi: सफीर, Marathi: सफीर, Oriya: ସଫିର, Russian: Сафир) occurs in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Safír or Šafir. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Safir? popularity and diffusion
It is the 30,423rd most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 415,032 people. The surname Safir occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Safir reside; 57 percent reside in North Africa and 53 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 48,643rd most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 13,990 people.
The surname Safir is most frequent in Morocco, where it is held by 5,419 people, or 1 in 6,362. Apart from Morocco this surname exists in 70 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 23 percent live and Pakistan, where 15 percent live.
Safir Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Safir surname are 40.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.88% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Safir earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 33.2% more than the national average, earning $57,475 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.37% more than the national average, earning $60,798 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Safir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safir in the Bengali language | ||
| সফির | saphira | - |
| Safir in the Hindi language | ||
| सफीर | saphira | 82.25 |
| साफिर | saphira | 13.64 |
| सफ़ीर | safira | 0.3 |
| सफीर् | saphir | 0.1 |
| शाकिर | sakira | 0.1 |
| Safir in the Marathi language | ||
| सफीर | saphira | 77.14 |
| साफीर | saphira | 11.43 |
| सािफर | saiphara | 8.57 |
| सगीर | sagira | 1.43 |
| साई | sa'i | 0.71 |
| सफ़ीर | safira | 0.71 |
| Safir in the Oriya language | ||
| ସଫିର | saphira | 59.09 |
| ସାଫିର | saphira | 27.27 |
| ସଫିର୍ | saphir | 9.09 |
| ଶଫିର | saphira | 4.55 |
| Safir in the Russian language | ||
| Сафир | safir | - |
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Safir Reference & Research
Saphir FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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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 Safir
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