Safur Surname

595,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Safur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Safur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan2361:136,2423,061
India1801:4,261,474113,127
Indonesia771:1,717,522111,746
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Safur (2,352) may also be a first name.

Safur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Safur (Bengali: সফুর, Hindi: सफूर, Marathi: सफुर, Oriya: ସଫୁର, Russian: Сафур) is found most frequently in Afghanistan. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Safur? popularity and diffusion

The last name Safur is the 595,654th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,934,122 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Safur reside; 81 percent reside in South Asia and 47 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 153,310th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 2,352 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 236 people, or 1 in 136,242. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Herat, where 19 percent reside, Kabul, where 17 percent reside and Nangarhar, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Afghanistan it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in India, where 34 percent reside and Indonesia, where 15 percent reside.

Safur Last Name Statistics demography

Safur earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 66.02% more than the national average, earning $71,638 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saifur912,658/
Safour91285/
Safure91122/
Shafur9155/
Saefur9153/
Safeur9110/
Safaur914/
Saffur912/
Sayfur912/
Saufur911/
Saffour831,195/
Saifour83327/
Shafour8382/
Safaure8342/
Shaffur831/
Sayfure831/
Sayfurh831/
Shadfur831/
Sahfour831/
Saufeur831/
Shafure831/
Shaefur830/
Safor80160/
Sofur8065/
Jafur8058/
Zafur8019/
Cafur803/
Sefur802/
Shaafour7739/
Safurova777/
Schaefur775/
Seafurth771/
Saiffour771/
Schaffur770/
Jafour73554/
Zafour73399/
Safoor73231/
Shafor73230/
Cafuir73205/
Jaffur7359/
Saphur7323/
Saffor7320/
Seifur7311/
Chafur739/
Zaifur738/
Zaefur737/
Jaufur736/
Seafor735/
Cafour734/
Jafure733/
Saifor732/
Sayfor731/
Shefur731/
Seyfur731/
Jafaur731/
Soyfur731/
Safoer731/
Saforz731/
Safhor731/
Szafor731/
Jaafur731/
Jaifur731/
Jasfur731/
Saufor730/
Saifurova7122/
Sayfurova713/
Schaeffur712/
Schaufeur711/
Zaafour671,307/
Djafour67788/
Jaafour67548/
Jauffur67300/
Szaforz67269/
Shafoor67124/
Sheafor67114/
Shaffor6768/
Saifoor6757/
Caufour6734/
Seifour6715/
Sayfoor677/
Shoifur674/
Saiphur674/
Sahavur674/
Chafour674/
Zaffour673/
Jaffour673/
Schafor672/
Saephur672/
Djafeur672/
Saffoor672/
Saphaur671/
Chhafur671/
Sopfhur671/
Jaafaur671/
Ziafour671/
Zaifour671/
Soufeur671/
Seyfour671/
Caffour671/
Zafoure671/
Shofour670/
Shayfor670/
Seyfurt670/
Chaffur670/
Seaphur670/

Safur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safur in the Bengali language
সফুরsaphura-
Safur in the Oriya language
ସଫୁରsaphura-
Safur in the Marathi language
सफुरsaphura92.59
सफूरsaphura5.56
शकुरsakura1.85
Safur in the Hindi language
सफूरsaphura70
सफुरsaphura25
साफूरsaphura2.5
सफूर्saphur2.5
Safur in the Russian language
Сафурsafur-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Safur
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