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 last name Safran (Arabic: الصفران, Hindi: सफरान, Marathi: सफरान, Russian: Сафран) has its highest incidence in Sri Lanka. It may also occur in the variant forms: Šafran, Şafran, Sáfrán, Šafrán or Šáfran. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Safran? popularity and diffusion
The surname Safran is the 58,014th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 835,536 people. Safran occurs predominantly in Asia, where 66 percent of Safran reside; 31 percent reside in South Asia and 24 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 95,065th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 5,098 people.
This last name is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 2,047 people, or 1 in 10,165. Beside Sri Lanka Safran occurs in 65 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Turkey, where 16 percent reside.
Safran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Safran has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Safran surname rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Safran Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Safran surname are 43.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.67% registered with 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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