Safiri Surname

209,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,971 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Safiri Surname User-submission:

Safir is an Ashkenazi Jewish surname meaning 'Saphhire'.

Safiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1,1251:30,6454,894
Indonesia4801:275,51924,851
Iran1551:495,37129,524
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Benin141:738,25740,906
Kosovo141:132,9916,224
Wales111:281,32115,850
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
India61:127,844,230863,365
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

The alternate forms: Šafiri (1) are calculated separately.

Safiri (471) may also be a first name.

Safiri Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Safir is an Ashkenazi Jewish surname meaning 'Saphhire'.

- elia11

Safiri Last Name Facts

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

Safiri (Hindi: साफिरी, Oriya: ସଫିରି) is found in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Šafiri. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safiri? popularity and diffusion

Safiri is the 209,614th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,697,385 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Safiri live; 57 percent live in North Africa and 57 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 392,250th most frequently used forename worldwide It is held by 471 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is carried by 1,125 people, or 1 in 30,645. Without taking into account Morocco it occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and Iran, where 8 percent reside.

Safiri Last Name Statistics demography

Safiri earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning $46,115 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šafiri941/
Safitri92114,015/
Saffiri92157/
Shafiri9248/
Safirio9221/
Safiris9213/
Sahfiri925/
Scafiri922/
Safiori921/
Safairi921/
Safiriy921/
Saffirio86295/
Shafitri86285/
Safithri86264/
Saffitri8664/
Safittri8649/
Safitris8640/
Safitrih8625/
Satfitri8613/
Safhitri8612/
Saafitri8612/
Sasfitri869/
Savfitri867/
Saffieri866/
Safitriy864/
Safitrri864/
Saifitri864/
Sayfitri864/
Sapfitri863/
Shafieri861/
Safira835,058/
Saferi83398/
Safuri83288/
Zafiri83271/
Sefiri83201/
Jafiri83120/
Safire8385/
Sofiri8312/
Safiry832/
Safitrisp8034/
Safitrish8013/
Saffittri803/
Shafairie801/
Shahfitri801/
Zafeiri771,748/
Zafiris77786/
Shafira77594/
Zaffiri77408/
Shafuri77322/
Safitry77314/
Saifuri77291/
Chafiri77204/
Sofitri77110/
Zafitri77103/
Safetri7773/
Saffire7756/
Safhira7754/
Saefuri7746/
Shaferi7733/
Saffuri7726/
Safferi7726/
Jaffiri7724/
Sahfira7719/
Safiera7713/
Scafire7712/
Shofiri7711/
Sahferi7710/
Saferis7710/
Safirza7710/
Saffira779/
Saphiri779/
Safiraj778/
Sayfira778/
Safeeri778/
Zhafiri776/
Saferio776/
Jaifiri775/
Jahfiri773/
Zafieri773/
Sasferi772/
Shefiri772/
Safheri772/
Soufiri772/
Safaira771/
Safeari771/
Sawfira771/
Seafuri771/
Shafire771/
Džafiri771/
Zafiriș771/
Soffiri771/
Sefairi771/
Saufira771/
Saferid771/
Shafiry771/
Zafeiris713,035/
Zaffiris7148/
Saphiris7127/
Sahafira7123/
Shahferi7123/
Shafitry7117/
Shafferi7115/
Scafferi7112/
Soufitri7110/
Zaffirio7110/
Safhitry718/
Shahviri716/
Shofitri715/
Shafiera714/
Shahfira712/
Sahfeeri712/
Saifiroj711/
Scafeeri711/
Safferio711/
Zafirisz711/
Shauferi711/
Chafeiri711/
Djaafiri711/
Jaffairi711/
Schafire710/
Seferi675,598/
Safere67973/
Jaferi67635/
Safera67347/
Zafira67301/
Safure67122/
Zaferi6769/
Soferi6765/
Sefire6748/
Sofira6745/
Jafiry6741/
Caferi6728/
Sefuri6724/
Jofiri6718/
Jafire6718/
Safyra6716/
Safyre678/
Saffoires677/
Zafuri676/
Çaferi675/
Zafire674/
Zefiri672/
Šaferi671/
Zafeirais671/
Zafyri671/
Safery671/
Shaffiera671/
Shafierra671/

Safiri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safiri in the Oriya language
ସଫିରିsaphiri-
Safiri in the Hindi language
साफिरीsaphiri50
सफीृsaphir50

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