Saftar Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Saftar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saftar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India101:76,706,538639,611
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Saftar (1,313) may also be a first name.

Saftar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Saftar Come From? nationality or country of origin

Saftar (Hindi: सफ्तार, Marathi: तर, Russian: Сафтар) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Saftar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saftar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Saftar is the 3,055,934th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Saftar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Saftar reside; 56 percent reside in South Asia and 34 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 216,974th most common given name in the world, borne by 1,313 people.

Saftar is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India it is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 30 percent are found, West Bengal, where 30 percent are found and Assam, where 10 percent are found. Beside India this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 22 percent are found and Indonesia, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaftar9292/
Safthar925/
Safftar921/
Safthaar862/
Shaftaar861/
Sabtar8350/
Seftar8325/
Savtar8315/
Sawtar8312/
Saftor835/
Jaftar834/
Zaftar832/
Saftarova80425/
Chaftar7760/
Shabtar771/
Shaftor771/
Chaftare7115/
Shabthar718/
Shaftord711/
Shafftor711/
Seftor6727/
Savtarova676/
Zawtar673/
Zabtar673/
Sovtar673/
Savtor671/
Sowtar671/
Shahabtar671/
Softheart671/
Sawtor670/
Sheftor6236/
Sawtotr626/
Zabthar621/
Sabtour621/
Shawtotr573/
Sowthard572/
Sawthorp570/
Cheavthard502/

Saftar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saftar in the Marathi language
तरtara-
Saftar in the Hindi language
सफ्तारsaphtara90
सफतारsaphatara10
Saftar in the Russian language
Сафтарsaftar-

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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 Saftar
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