Saghafian Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Saghafian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saghafian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3071:250,10618,891
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Saghafian (18) may also be a first name.

Saghafian Last Name Facts

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

Saghafian is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saghafian? popularity and diffusion

Saghafian is the 788,513th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. The surname Saghafian occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Saghafian reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 18 people.

This last name is most widely held in Iran, where it is borne by 307 people, or 1 in 250,106. In Iran Saghafian is most numerous in: Isfahan Province, where 28 percent live, Tehran Province, where 20 percent live and Mazandaran Province, where 14 percent live. Other than Iran this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Saghafian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Saghafian last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Saghafian earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 87.43% more than the national average, earning $80,875 USD per year.

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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 Saghafian
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