Safra Surname

138,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Safra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,2431:16,7412,341
Brazil4831:443,21816,785
Philippines3571:283,58040,937
United States1661:2,183,488137,532
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Peru1361:233,7079,987
Colombia1161:411,8456,472
Indonesia751:1,763,323114,023
Pakistan611:2,928,58824,004
Greece471:235,74036,293
Mexico411:3,027,46822,993
Afghanistan381:846,1368,622
India361:21,307,372304,812
Mauritania351:116,9966,922
Turkey351:2,223,46973,459
Palestine271:168,4768,634
Lebanon261:216,8118,749
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
France171:3,907,219231,005
Tunisia141:43,6166,025
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Syria101:1,930,1029,170
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
England61:9,286,343223,652
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Maldives11:404,1727,269

The alternate forms: Šafra (120), Safrá (1) & Sáfra (1) are calculated separately.

Safra (5,763) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šafra93120/
Safrá931/
Sáfra931/
Safras912,815/
Safraz91564/
Safrah91441/
Safraj91138/
Safrai91119/
Saffra9197/
Shafra9161/
Safrat9119/
Safray9118/
Safrad9110/
Safrau918/
Safroa914/
Safraa912/
Ssafra911/
Siafra911/
Sapfra911/
Safra÷911/
Shafraz833,231/
Shafras83981/
Saffray83385/
Shafrai83230/
Shafray83179/
Safraud8321/
Sasfras8315/
Shafrat838/
Safraaz837/
Safraid837/
Safraiz837/
Szafraz837/
Shafraa836/
Shafraj835/
Safraja835/
Shafrad832/
Saifraj832/
Satfraz832/
Saifrat831/
Sahafra831/
Sahfraj831/
Saffrai831/
Safraah831/
Safraaj831/
Safrraj831/
Saufraz831/
Satfraj831/
Schafra831/
Sayfraj831/
Shafrah831/
Shafrau831/
Shafroa831/
Safraut831/
Safrraz831/
Szafraj831/
Szafrat831/
Sazfraz831/
Sadfraz831/
Safrasd831/
Safrash831/
Shafrza831/
Zafra8029,295/
Safri808,826/
Jafra803,221/
Sofra80951/
Safry80550/
Safro80266/
Cafra80125/
Sefra80120/
Safre8077/
Safrj801/
Safré801/
Schafrat7749/
Shafraaz7726/
Schaffra7726/
Sasfrass779/
Saffrais778/
Sashfras775/
Shaffraz774/
Sahafraj771/
Safraova771/
Shafraad771/
Shafraah771/
Shaffrat771/
Sajdfraz771/
Safraish771/
Shaffray770/
Safrit73877/
Saffre73626/
Shafri73609/
Jaffra73405/
Sofras73301/
Safrot73214/
Saffri73103/
Saifri73101/
Sjafri7399/
Safris7396/
Shafry7377/
Safred7369/
Chafra7368/
Safroj7355/
Safree7352/
Saffro7348/
Zaffra7342/
Saffry7339/
Safrou7330/
Sahfri7328/
Soufra7327/
Saphra7325/
Zaifra7324/
Safrys7321/
Jafrai7319/
Safrey7315/
Shafro7314/
Jaafra7313/
Saffré7312/
Safroz7310/
Safret7310/
Sofray7310/
Saafri7310/
Safroi739/
Safreh739/
Jafray738/
Zafras738/
Safrie737/
Safrio736/
Jafraj735/
Safhri735/
Zafraz735/
Zafrat735/
Shafre734/
Zafraa734/
Sofraz734/
Safrão734/
Soffra733/
Sasfre733/
Jafrat733/
Seffra732/
Shefra732/
Safrez732/
Zafraj732/
Safroo732/
Safrid731/
Safros731/
Siofra731/
Sofrza731/
Zafrad731/
Šafrai731/
Shofra731/
Saifry731/
Cafray731/
Jafrau731/
Djafra731/
Safrih731/
Safroh731/
Siefra731/
Ssafri731/
Jafrad731/
Sefray730/
Caffra730/
Schafrath71156/
Schafraad7124/
Schaffrat717/
Shaffrath714/
Shahdfraz712/
Shaifraja711/
Shafrasch711/
Shahafraj711/
Sjadfrhad711/
Schaeffra710/
Jaffray672,036/
Caffray67404/
Saffroy67387/
Saffrey67354/
Safreed67307/
Soffray67199/
Saffrie6797/
Soufras6778/
Chaffra6762/
Shaffry6759/
Sofrais6740/
Zhafrah6725/
Saufroy6724/
Chafrat6724/
Jaffrai6724/
Shaffri6722/
Shaffro6716/
Shahfri6716/
Safritt6715/
Seffray6714/
Saufres6713/
Saphraj6712/
Sajfríd6711/
Zaffrea6711/
Sayfred6710/
Saffret6710/
Safroot679/
Safrout679/
Saffros677/
Shafrie677/
Schafry676/
Sahffri676/
Shafree676/
Saifrit675/
Dzhafra674/
Saifríd674/
Safreit674/
Saffriy674/
Safreez673/
Sajfrid673/
Saffrih673/
Shafrer672/
Sofraya672/
Schofra672/
Sasfrey672/
Sahafre672/
Saifred672/
Shafrid672/
Shafroz672/
Djafrai672/
Souffra672/
Chafrai672/
Saifryd671/
Saffred671/
Saffroo671/
Safrieh671/
Saphrah671/
Schaffraph671/
Scafhro671/
Shaffre671/
Shafroj671/
Djaafra671/
Zafraiz671/
Zaifrat671/
Saifrid671/
Sahafri671/
Safrish671/
Safroud671/
Saffreh671/
Sayfrid671/
Szafros671/
Jaafrah671/
Zeafera671/
Seefraj671/
Saffree671/
Saffriz671/
Safhree671/
Shafris671/
Shafriz671/
Shaafri671/
Shaifri671/
Shaufri671/
Zaafray671/
Jaffraz671/
Jafraay671/
Jafraiz671/
Shafrey670/
Caffrea670/
Saffrit670/
Schafro670/
Shafrod670/
Saffroi670/
Schaffradt670/
Shapfry670/
Seafrid670/
Seafrit670/
Saffres670/

Safra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safra in the Hindi language
साफराsaphara60.22
सफराsaphara34.41
सफ्राsaphra2.15
साफ्राsaphra1.08
साफ़राsafara1.08
Safra in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺮﻩalsfrh52.17
ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺮﺓalsfrt21.74
ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺮalsfr8.7
ﺳﺎﻓﺮﻩsafrh8.7
ﺻﻔﺮﻯsfry4.35
ﺳﺎﻓﺮﺓsafrt4.35
Safra in the Russian language
Сафраsafra-
Safra in the Arabic language
صفراsfra-

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