Safran Surname
Approximately 8,722 people bear this surname
Safran Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 2,047 | 1:10,165 | 1,474 |
| United States | 1,680 | 1:215,749 | 21,012 |
| Turkey | 1,386 | 1:56,148 | 5,466 |
| Yemen | 777 | 1:34,009 | 3,116 |
| Pakistan | 528 | 1:338,341 | 6,779 |
| Israel | 249 | 1:34,368 | 4,805 |
| Indonesia | 214 | 1:617,987 | 48,937 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| United Arab Emirates | 126 | 1:72,716 | 6,783 |
| Austria | 119 | 1:71,558 | 10,916 |
| Kuwait | 116 | 1:32,765 | 4,071 |
| Iran | 108 | 1:710,949 | 37,133 |
| Germany | 105 | 1:766,719 | 57,066 |
| France | 103 | 1:644,881 | 83,663 |
| Qatar | 94 | 1:25,085 | 2,628 |
| Australia | 93 | 1:290,276 | 25,669 |
| Canada | 86 | 1:428,437 | 37,472 |
| Malaysia | 84 | 1:351,122 | 18,683 |
| Palestine | 83 | 1:54,805 | 5,351 |
| Philippines | 82 | 1:1,234,612 | 95,620 |
| Slovenia | 81 | 1:30,712 | 6,195 |
| Jordan | 64 | 1:138,163 | 8,155 |
| Argentina | 50 | 1:854,868 | 55,754 |
| Russia | 38 | 1:3,792,712 | 188,390 |
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| Belgium | 33 | 1:348,383 | 38,592 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Hungary | 21 | 1:467,442 | 30,347 |
| Ukraine | 16 | 1:2,845,168 | 170,459 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Moldova | 6 | 1:593,561 | 36,655 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
The alternate forms: Šafran (872), Şafran (4), Sáfrán (857), Šafrán (10) & Šáfran (8) are calculated separately.
Safran (5,098) may also be a first name.
Safran Demographics
Average Male Safran Height
177.48 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Safran Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safran Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Safran (Arabic: الصفران, Hindi: सफरान, Marathi: सफरान, Russian: Сафран) is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Šafran, Şafran, Sáfrán, Šafrán or Šáfran. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Safran? popularity and diffusion
The last name Safran is the 58,014th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 835,536 people. The last name Safran occurs mostly in Asia, where 66 percent of Safran live; 31 percent live in South Asia and 24 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Safran is also the 95,065th most numerous given name internationally. It is borne by 5,098 people.
It is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 2,047 people, or 1 in 10,165. Aside from Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Turkey, where 16 percent live.
Safran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Safran has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Safran surname expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Safran Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Safran surname are 43.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.67% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Safran earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.22% more than the national average, earning $51,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.99% more than the national average, earning $69,056 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Safran Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safran in the Marathi language | ||
| सफरान | sapharana | 50 |
| सफरन | sapharana | 50 |
| Safran in the Hindi language | ||
| सफरान | sapharana | 31.58 |
| सफरन | sapharana | 31.58 |
| साफरन | sapharana | 21.05 |
| साफरान | sapharana | 5.26 |
| सफ्रन | saphrana | 5.26 |
| साफ़्रन | safrana | 5.26 |
| Safran in the Russian language | ||
| Сафран | safran | - |
| Safran in the Arabic language | ||
| الصفران | alsfran | - |
| سافران | safran | - |
| سفران | sfran | - |
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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 Safran
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