Safour Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Safour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Syria271:714,8535,897
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Safour (16) may also be a first name.

Safour Last Name Facts

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

The last name Safour is found in Saudi Arabia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Safour click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Safour? popularity and diffusion

It is the 926,175th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 25,570,337 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Safour live; 93 percent live in West Asia and 71 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent given name throughout the world, borne by 16 people.

This surname is most widely held in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Barring Saudi Arabia it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 11 percent are found and Syria, where 9 percent are found.

Safour Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Latin Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saffour921,195/
Saifour92327/
Shafour9282/
Sahfour921/
Safur91523/
Safor91160/
Shaafour8639/
Saiffour861/
Saifur832,658/
Safore83577/
Zafour83399/
Safoor83231/
Shafor83230/
Safure83122/
Shafur8355/
Saffor8320/
Safort8316/
Safeur8310/
Saford839/
Seafor835/
Safaur834/
Saifor832/
Saffur832/
Sayfur832/
Sahfor832/
Sayfor831/
Safoir831/
Safoer831/
Saforz831/
Safhor831/
Saufur831/
Szafor831/
Saufor830/
Safford774,174/
Zaafour771,307/
Sawford771,066/
Seaford77812/
Saffore77327/
Szaforz77269/
Shafoor77124/
Sheafor77114/
Shaffor7768/
Saifoor7757/
Safaure7742/
Seafore7739/
Seafort7738/
Sayford7725/
Seifour7715/
Shafore778/
Sayfoor777/
Chafour774/
Sauford773/
Zaffour773/
Schafor772/
Saffoor772/
Sahford771/
Sasford771/
Shadfor771/
Shaffur771/
Shaford771/
Sayfure771/
Sayfurh771/
Zaifour771/
Shadfur771/
Seyfour771/
Saufeur771/
Shafure771/
Satford770/
Sapford770/
Shofour770/
Shafuer770/
Shayfor770/
Saffort770/
Sadford770/
Safar73106,359/
Zafor733,131/
Sofur7365/
Sofor7324/
Zafur7319/
Safár734/
Shatford71790/
Chaufour71434/
Shafford71188/
Shadford71103/
Saforova7118/
Safurova717/
Schaforz716/
Satfford714/
Sapfford713/
Sawfford712/
Chaffour712/
Sassford711/
Schaffor711/
Schafuer711/
Seafford711/
Seafurth711/
Shauford711/
Sgaffoor711/
Shaffore711/
Seatford711/
Seiffour711/
Saiffoor711/
Shaforth711/
Shahfoor711/
Sashford710/
Shasford710/
Schasfor710/
Sheaford710/
Schaffur710/
Sayforth710/
Safforth710/
Saifford710/
Saudford710/
Ssafford710/
Saffordd710/
Shaffort710/
Sasfford710/
Safeer6723,757/
Saffar679,444/
Safare674,827/
Shafar671,758/
Chauffour671,035/
Safier67669/
Shadforth67610/
Saifar67205/
Zafoor6767/
Sjafar6759/
Safaar6755/
Safarz6753/
Shofor6752/
Safarh6742/
Chafor6735/
Schoufour6729/
Sajfar6727/
Schafforz6727/
Szafar6725/
Shawforth6724/
Saphur6723/
Saifurova6722/
Soufar6715/
Safyer6714/
Safart6714/
Sofore6712/
Saafar6711/
Seifur6711/
Safard679/
Chafur679/
Safear679/
Zaifur678/
Siafar677/
Schafford676/
Safasr676/
Safair675/
Ceafor675/
Schasfort675/
Safaer674/
Sadfar674/
Sayfar674/
Sayfurova673/
Safhar673/
Sofort673/
Sohfor673/
Zaffor672/
Sahfar672/
Soffor672/
Soufor672/
Schafoort672/
Safgar672/
Satfar671/
Safarr671/
Jsafar671/
Shaufford671/
Seyfur671/
Sgafar671/
Shaforova671/
Soyfur671/
Schaufeur671/
Szofor671/
Siofor671/
Shatforth670/
Schaffuer670/
Seyfor670/
Seafar670/
Soforr670/

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