Sapphire Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Israel

Sapphire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sapphire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080

Sapphire (1,584) may also be a first name.

Sapphire Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sapphire (Marathi: सफीरे) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapphire? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Sapphire is primarily found in Asia, where 50 percent of Sapphire reside; 36 percent reside in Southern Africa and 36 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sapphire is also the 194,304th most prevalent forename world-wide, borne by 1,584 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa it is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 80 percent are found and Gauteng, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 29 percent are found and Cambodia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saphire93171/
Sappire931/
Sapphira8846/
Saphiere887/
Shappire882/
Saphir86360/
Sapire86143/
Sappir8633/
Saphre861/
Saphiyare823/
Sophire80975/
Saphira80594/
Saphier80243/
Saphare80210/
Sappier80194/
Sephire8025/
Shaphir8023/
Sapirei8023/
Saphere8018/
Shappir809/
Saphiri809/
Zaphire808/
Sapirie807/
Shapire807/
Sappiri805/
Sappare802/
Saippir801/
Saphitr801/
Sapirer801/
Sapeire801/
Saphyre801/
Sapireh801/
Sapiere800/
Sapre777,205/
Sapir771,397/
Sappitri7542/
Schapire7536/
Sephaire7534/
Saphiris7527/
Shappira7525/
Sapierre757/
Sapiyare754/
Saippira753/
Saphiraj751/
Sapiredd751/
Shophire751/
Shappere751/
Sapphery751/
Japhaire751/
Shapuire751/
Sephirie751/
Sapparee751/
Sappuree751/
Sapperhe750/
Sauphier750/
Sapper712,084/
Sapira71930/
Sapiri71845/
Sapare71795/
Sapere71748/
Sapure71588/
Shapir71180/
Capire71169/
Sapier71136/
Sapfir7191/
Sophir7183/
Saphyr7157/
Zaphir7150/
Sapher7125/
Sappiyari7123/
Sapgir7118/
Shapre7116/
Shappirio7115/
Sopire714/
Siapir712/
Saapre712/
Saipir711/
Saupre711/
Sapitr711/
Ssapre711/
Sapior711/
Sapère711/
Saupir711/
Szapir711/
Sapitri6719,404/
Sephiri672,647/
Shapira671,409/
Sapiray671,000/
Sapiera67650/
Shapure67610/
Saipiri67160/
Shapiri67151/
Saperes67110/
Sapitry67107/
Sappert67105/
Chapire6792/
Saupper6766/
Sapeira6759/
Schapperer6758/
Saupure6757/
Sappuri6754/
Sepiere6744/
Szapper6741/
Sapperi6738/
Szapira6737/
Shapere6719/
Saipher6717/
Cappere6716/
Sephere6715/
Sapaira6714/
Sophier6712/
Shapper6710/
Soppiri6710/
Sapheer6710/
Saapira6710/
Sapirio679/
Saparey678/
Sapirai678/
Shapird677/
Zephire677/
Saphery676/
Sapuira676/
Shapare676/
Saphera676/
Zaphiri676/
Saparea676/
Saapiri675/
Sapiraa675/
Sappeur675/
Sappery675/
Sophare674/
Saipira674/
Sapaere673/
Schapperie673/
Shapher672/
Shapier672/
Shapior672/
Sapiraj672/
Zapirez672/
Soupire672/
Zaphira672/
Shahpir672/
Saphuri671/
Satpere671/
Sappera671/
Hsapure671/
Sopgire671/
Shapirp671/
Siapere671/
Zapires671/
Sopiret671/
Saspiri671/
Sapierz671/
Sapiris671/
Sapppiyari671/
Sapaure671/
Saperei671/
Sapurhe671/
Seppere671/
Shaphyr671/
Soipire671/
Saipere671/
Saypher671/
Seapare671/
Saipaisree671/
Saiphaisri671/
Saypair671/
Saparee671/
Sapirih671/
Sapaare671/
Shadpir671/
Jaspire670/

Sapphire Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sapphire in the Marathi language
सफीरेsaphire-

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Sapphire Reference & Research

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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 Sapphire
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