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
Average Safra Salary in
United States
$46,467 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Šafra, Safrá or Sáfra. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Safra? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 138,137th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,249,243 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Safra reside; 43 percent reside in South Asia and 39 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 87,930th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 5,763 people.
It is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,243 people, or 1 in 16,741. Excluding Sri Lanka this surname is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 15 percent reside and The Philippines, where 11 percent reside.
Safra Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Safra last name is primarily Jewish (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Safra last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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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