Saphir Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Saphir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saphir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:3,775,614208,022
India731:10,507,745199,418
England481:1,160,79354,689
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
France191:3,495,933219,029
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Austria101:851,54467,454
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Nepal61:4,746,82612,065
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Saphir (1,626) may also be a first name.

Saphir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saphir (Bengali: সাপির, Hindi: सफीर, Oriya: ସଫିର) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Saphir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Saphir is the 785,023rd most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. The surname Saphir occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Saphir live; 29 percent live in North America and 29 percent live in Anglo-North America. Saphir is also the 191,415th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 1,626 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 3,775,614. In The United States Saphir is mostly concentrated in: California, where 25 percent live, Illinois, where 18 percent live and Arizona, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Saphir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Saphir has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Saphir surname increased 1,920 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Saphir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Saphir last name are 11.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Saphir earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 5.49% less than the national average, earning $40,782 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.01% less than the national average, earning $29,807 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saphier92243/
Saphire92171/
Shaphir9223/
Saphitr921/
Sapir911,397/
Sapphire8614/
Sauphier860/
Japhir83302/
Shapir83180/
Sapire83143/
Sapier83136/
Sapfir8391/
Sophir8383/
Saphyr8357/
Zaphir8350/
Sappir8333/
Sapher8325/
Sapgir8318/
Sephir836/
Safhir833/
Siapir832/
Sahfir831/
Saipir831/
Saphre831/
Sapitr831/
Sapior831/
Saupir831/
Szapir831/
Sophire77975/
Sappier77194/
Sahavir7733/
Shahvir7723/
Saphere7718/
Saipher7717/
Sephier7717/
Sophier7712/
Sapheer7710/
Shappir779/
Zaphire778/
Shapird777/
Shapire777/
Jhaphir773/
Shapher772/
Shapier772/
Shapior772/
Shahpir772/
Saippir771/
Shapirp771/
Jasphir771/
Shahfir771/
Sapierz771/
Shaphyr771/
Sappire771/
Sapeire771/
Saypher771/
Sahhfir771/
Saypair771/
Saphyre771/
Shadpir771/
Safir7317,559/
Sapre737,205/
Saper734,338/
Capir731,434/
Sepir73234/
Sopir73100/
Zapir7337/
Japir7334/
Sapyr7310/
Schapire7136/
Schapher7125/
Shapherd7115/
Sapirova7114/
Shahavir7112/
Saiphetr715/
Shappire712/
Saiphert712/
Sahafier711/
Shophire711/
Sheapher711/
Japhaire711/
Shapuire711/
Sayphetr711/
Schaepir710/
Zephir674,900/
Sepehr674,626/
Sapper672,084/
Sopher671,846/
Shafir671,361/
Sapere67748/
Safier67669/
Shaper67289/
Saafir67257/
Sapfirova67215/
Saifir67211/
Szafir67188/
Saifer67174/
Saffir67166/
Shapirova67163/
Soupir67151/
Sefair67143/
Zapior6797/
Safire6785/
Shapyr6766/
Sofair6758/
Schafhirt6758/
Sauper6747/
Szaper6736/
Saiper6734/
Safirt6731/
Safitr6731/
Shefir6730/
Japher6728/
Saypirova6719/
Schapheer6719/
Schaepher6719/
Shapre6716/
Sepher6716/
Sapyor6712/
Sasper6712/
Sapeer6711/
Sayper677/
Sahver675/
Sahfer675/
Safair675/
Chapir674/
Sheapherd674/
Sopire674/
Ssafir674/
Saupír673/
Zaphyr673/
Scaper673/
Capher673/
Sapert673/
Cophir673/
Jsaper673/
Cappir673/
Schaphger672/
Saapre672/
Safgir672/
Shofir672/
Safior671/
Safoir671/
Saupre671/
Capuir671/
Caipir671/
Ceapir671/
Jafhir671/
Zapher671/
Sayfir671/
Scafir671/
Sephyr671/
Ssapre671/
Siaper671/
Soipir671/
Jappir671/
Jaspir671/
Jophir671/
Zaphirova671/
Seypir671/
Sapeur671/
Sapère671/
Sepair671/
Sepuir671/
Sahper671/
Saeper671/
Shopir671/
Sjafir671/
Ssaper671/
Caapir671/
Seaper670/
Sopeir670/

Saphir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saphir in the Bengali language
সাপিরsapira-
Saphir in the Oriya language
ସଫିରsaphira84.27
ସାଫିରsaphira12.36
ସଫିର୍saphir2.25
ସଫୀରsaphira1.12
Saphir in the Hindi language
सफीरsaphira61.7
साफिरsaphira31.91
सफीराsaphira4.26
साफीरsaphira2.13

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Saphir Reference & Research

Shapiro FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Saphir FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Shapiro FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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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  • 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 Saphir
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