Shafran Surname

115,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,004 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Shafran Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) or (from a personal characteristic) Russian for “saffron,” and the name would signify either a merchant who sold this spice or the one who had saffron-colored (red) hair.

Shafran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,3161:15,8122,223
United States1,0551:343,56330,894
Ukraine6871:66,2639,518
Russia4591:313,99431,822
Belarus1851:51,3578,781
Israel951:90,08010,606
Canada551:669,92054,285
England531:1,051,28451,324
France171:3,907,219231,005
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Shafran (80) may also be a first name.

Shafran Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) or (from a personal characteristic) Russian for “saffron,” and the name would signify either a merchant who sold this spice or the one who had saffron-colored (red) hair.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Shafran Last Name Facts

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

Shafran (Hindi: शाफरान, Russian: Шафран) is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shafran? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 115,346th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,820,066 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 40 percent of Shafran live; 33 percent live in South Asia and 33 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,075,395th most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 80 people.

Shafran is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,316 people, or 1 in 15,812. Without taking into account Sri Lanka this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Ukraine, where 17 percent are found.

Shafran Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shafran last name is chiefly Orthodox (92%) in Russia, Catholic (43%) in Belarus and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Shafran last name are 43.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.39% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shafran earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 33.76% more than the national average, earning $57,718 USD per year and in Canada they earn 57.69% more than the national average, earning $78,344 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schafran93223/
Shaffran93151/
Shadfran9312/
Shafrank931/
Shafraan931/
Safran928,722/
Schaffran88506/
Schafrank8810/
Shaffrank888/
Schafrann887/
Schafrand884/
Shawfrank882/
Shafranck881/
Szafran866,347/
Saffran861,586/
Shafron86300/
Shofran8626/
Chafran8622/
Safrang8614/
Safrain866/
Safraan866/
Safrane865/
Shefran863/
Shafram863/
Saifran862/
Safrand862/
Sahfran861/
Safrean861/
Shafranova821,140/
Schaffrahn828/
Schaffrand821/
Schafranck820/
Sheaffrank820/
Schaffrank820/
Shaffron8088/
Schafron8036/
Saffrahn8028/
Shaphran809/
Safrahan805/
Saffrean801/
Saffrran801/
Schafram801/
Sheffran801/
Zahafran801/
Safranck801/
Chafrane801/
Shafrein801/
Schafranová785/
Schaffranck780/
Zafran774,220/
Šafran77872/
Safron77861/
Sofran77414/
Sefran7715/
Şafran774/
Safram773/
Safranova7575/
Schaffron7570/
Scheffran7547/
Safrattin7510/
Sauffrant751/
Safranowa751/
Schofrain751/
Zafraan713,405/
Saffron711,089/
Szafron71536/
Zaafran71291/
Zaffran71260/
Szofran71135/
Scheffrahn7184/
Shofron7176/
Chafron7131/
Shafronova7115/
Sayfranova7115/
Zafranh7112/
Soffran717/
Soufran717/
Zaifran717/
Safroun714/
Safroon714/
Zafrhan712/
Seefran712/
Sefrain711/
Szafram711/
Szafranová711/
Safrone711/
Sofrane711/
Zafrain711/
Saifranova711/
Saffram711/
Sefrean711/
Szafranowa711/
Seffran711/
Zafrann711/
Zaufran711/
Chafram711/
Zaafraan672,174/
Saphrang67175/
Sheffron67106/
Soufrant67101/
Chaffron6788/
Zaffrann6776/
Souffran6738/
Saephran6712/
Soufrand679/
Safroune674/
Zaafrann674/
Soffrant672/
Zaffrahn672/
Schofron672/
Saffrone671/
Saffroun671/
Soufrane671/
Sauffron671/
Schafránová671/
Seafront671/
Soifranc671/
Chafroun671/
Seyfrant670/

Shafran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shafran in the Hindi language
शाफरानsapharana-
Shafran in the Russian language
Шафранsafran-

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