Safran Surname

58,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,722 people bear this surname

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

Safran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2,0471:10,1651,474
United States1,6801:215,74921,012
Turkey1,3861:56,1485,466
Yemen7771:34,0093,116
Pakistan5281:338,3416,779
Israel2491:34,3684,805
Indonesia2141:617,98748,937
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United Arab Emirates1261:72,7166,783
Austria1191:71,55810,916
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Iran1081:710,94937,133
Germany1051:766,71957,066
France1031:644,88183,663
Qatar941:25,0852,628
Australia931:290,27625,669
Canada861:428,43737,472
Malaysia841:351,12218,683
Palestine831:54,8055,351
Philippines821:1,234,61295,620
Slovenia811:30,7126,195
Jordan641:138,1638,155
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
India351:21,916,154310,282
Belgium331:348,38338,592
England221:2,532,63991,802
Hungary211:467,44230,347
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

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 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šafran94872/
Şafran944/
Szafran926,347/
Shafran924,004/
Saffran921,586/
Safrang9214/
Safrain926/
Safraan926/
Safrane925/
Saifran922/
Safrand922/
Sahfran921/
Scafran921/
Safrean921/
Sáfrán89857/
Šafrán8910/
Šáfran898/
Schafran86223/
Shaffran86151/
Saffrahn8628/
Shadfran8612/
Saffrhan865/
Safrahan865/
Saffrean861/
Saffrran861/
Shafrank861/
Shafraan861/
Safranck861/
Zafran834,220/
Safron83861/
Jafran83773/
Sofran83414/
Žafran83276/
Cafran8321/
Sefran8315/
Safram833/
Schaffran80506/
Safranova8075/
Safrattin8010/
Schafrank8010/
Shaffrank808/
Schafrann807/
Schafrand804/
Shawfrank802/
Sauffrant801/
Shafranck801/
Safranowa801/
Zafraan773,405/
Saffron771,089/
Szafron77536/
Shafron77300/
Zaafran77291/
Zaffran77260/
Jafrane77251/
Zafrane77165/
Szofran77135/
Zhafran77127/
Jaffran7744/
Jaafran7735/
Shofran7726/
Chafran7722/
Zafranh7712/
Soffran777/
Soufran777/
Zaifran777/
Safroun774/
Safroon774/
Shefran773/
Shafram773/
Djafran772/
Jaufran772/
Zafrhan772/
Seefran772/
Jafraan771/
Sefrain771/
Szafram771/
Safrone771/
Sofrane771/
Jafrain771/
Jahfran771/
Zafrain771/
Saffram771/
Sefrean771/
Seffran771/
Zafrann771/
Zaufran771/
Caffran770/
Shafranova751,140/
Sayfranova7515/
Schaffrahn758/
Szafranová751/
Saifranova751/
Schaffrand751/
Szafranowa751/
Schafranck750/
Sheaffrank750/
Schaffrank750/
Zaafraan712,174/
Zaafrane71476/
Jaffrain71188/
Saphrang71175/
Jaafrane71136/
Soufrant71101/
Shaffron7188/
Zaffrann7176/
Souffran7138/
Schafron7136/
Saephran7112/
Shaphran719/
Soufrand719/
Schafranová715/
Safroune714/
Zaafrann714/
Soffrant712/
Zaffrahn712/
Zafranqh712/
Saffrone711/
Zaffrane711/
Schafram711/
Sheffran711/
Saffroun711/
Zahafran711/
Soufrane711/
Sauffron711/
Seafront711/
Soifranc711/
Chafrane711/
Zafraane711/
Shafrein711/
Schaffranck710/
Seyfrant710/
Cauffran710/
Safronova6754,408/
Souffrant678,727/
Sofron671,139/
Cofran67272/
Žefran67152/
Souffrand67126/
Souffrain6789/
Šafranová6778/
Schaffron6770/
Zefran6749/
Scheffran6747/
Zafron6742/
Sofranova6739/
Şofran6732/
Safronowa6724/
Safroshyn6715/
Šofran6714/
Sefron679/
Zofran677/
Jaffraint675/
Jofran675/
Šefran674/
Sauffront674/
Safrão674/
Jafron672/
Zafram672/
Safrom671/
Seafreing671/
Cafron671/
Zafrán671/
Şafranova671/
Zéfran671/
Sofrán671/
Safronová671/
Schofrain671/
Jafram670/
Cauffrain670/

Safran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safran in the Marathi language
सफरानsapharana50
सफरनsapharana50
Safran in the Hindi language
सफरानsapharana31.58
सफरनsapharana31.58
साफरनsapharana21.05
साफरानsapharana5.26
सफ्रनsaphrana5.26
साफ़्रनsafrana5.26
Safran in the Russian language
Сафранsafran-
Safran in the Arabic language
الصفرانalsfran-
سافرانsafran-
سفرانsfran-

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