Safras Surname
Approximately 2,815 people bear this surname
Safras Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 2,631 | 1:7,909 | 1,153 |
| Greece | 58 | 1:191,031 | 30,451 |
| Qatar | 53 | 1:44,491 | 4,459 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
Safras (752) may also be a first name.
Safras Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safras Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Safras (Marathi: साास) occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Safras? popularity and diffusion
The surname Safras is the 155,635th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,588,826 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Safras live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 299,703rd most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 752 people.
It is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 2,631 people, or 1 in 7,909. Outside of Sri Lanka it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 2 percent are found and Qatar, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Safras Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safras in the Marathi language | ||
| साास | saasa | - |
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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 Safras
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