Safra Surname
Approximately 3,240 people bear this surname
Safra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,243 | 1:16,741 | 2,341 |
| Brazil | 483 | 1:443,218 | 16,785 |
| Philippines | 357 | 1:283,580 | 40,937 |
| United States | 166 | 1:2,183,488 | 137,532 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Peru | 136 | 1:233,707 | 9,987 |
| Colombia | 116 | 1:411,845 | 6,472 |
| Indonesia | 75 | 1:1,763,323 | 114,023 |
| Pakistan | 61 | 1:2,928,588 | 24,004 |
| Greece | 47 | 1:235,740 | 36,293 |
| Mexico | 41 | 1:3,027,468 | 22,993 |
| Afghanistan | 38 | 1:846,136 | 8,622 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Mauritania | 35 | 1:116,996 | 6,922 |
| Turkey | 35 | 1:2,223,469 | 73,459 |
| Palestine | 27 | 1:168,476 | 8,634 |
| Lebanon | 26 | 1:216,811 | 8,749 |
| Venezuela | 19 | 1:1,589,688 | 20,788 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Tunisia | 14 | 1:43,616 | 6,025 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Syria | 10 | 1:1,930,102 | 9,170 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
The alternate forms: Šafra (120), Safrá (1) & Sáfra (1) are calculated separately.
Safra (5,763) may also be a first name.
Safra Demographics
Safra Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Safra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safra Come From? nationality or country of origin
Safra (Arabic: صفرا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺮﻩ, Hindi: साफरा, Russian: Сафра) occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Šafra, Safrá or Sáfra. For other potential spellings of Safra click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Safra? popularity and diffusion
It is the 138,137th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,249,243 people. The last name Safra occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Safra are found; 43 percent are found in South Asia and 39 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Safra is also the 87,930th most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 5,763 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,243 people, or 1 in 16,741. Barring Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 15 percent are found and The Philippines, where 11 percent are found.
Safra Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Jewish (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Safra last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Safra earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 54.38% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,927 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.69% less than the national average, earning $20,957,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 7.69% more than the national average, earning $46,467 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Safra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safra in the Hindi language | ||
| साफरा | saphara | 60.22 |
| सफरा | saphara | 34.41 |
| सफ्रा | saphra | 2.15 |
| साफ्रा | saphra | 1.08 |
| साफ़रा | safara | 1.08 |
| Safra in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺮﻩ | alsfrh | 52.17 |
| ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺮﺓ | alsfrt | 21.74 |
| ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺮ | alsfr | 8.7 |
| ﺳﺎﻓﺮﻩ | safrh | 8.7 |
| ﺻﻔﺮﻯ | sfry | 4.35 |
| ﺳﺎﻓﺮﺓ | safrt | 4.35 |
| Safra in the Russian language | ||
| Сафра | safra | - |
| Safra in the Arabic language | ||
| صفرا | sfra | - |
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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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- 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 Safra
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