Šafran Surname
Approximately 872 people bear this surname
Šafran Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 696 | 1:6,076 | 850 |
| Slovenia | 67 | 1:37,129 | 7,003 |
| Slovakia | 47 | 1:113,541 | 21,338 |
| Czechia | 46 | 1:231,162 | 32,089 |
| Serbia | 14 | 1:510,353 | 19,964 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
The alternate forms: Safran (8,722), Šafrán (10), Šáfran (8), Şafran (4) & Sáfrán (857) are calculated separately.
Šafran Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šafran Come From? nationality or country of origin
Šafran occurs more in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Safran, Šafrán, Šáfran, Şafran or Sáfrán. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Šafran? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 402,505th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 8,357,277 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šafran reside; 89 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most numerous in Croatia, where it is carried by 696 people, or 1 in 6,076. In Croatia Šafran is most numerous in: Varaždin County, where 22 percent live, Virovitica-Podravina County, where 18 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 14 percent live. Apart from Croatia Šafran occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 8 percent live and Slovakia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safran | 94 | 8,722 | / |
| Šafrán | 94 | 10 | / |
| Šáfran | 94 | 8 | / |
| Şafran | 94 | 4 | / |
| Zafran | 83 | 4,220 | / |
| Sáfrán | 83 | 857 | / |
| Šofran | 83 | 14 | / |
| Šefran | 83 | 4 | / |
| Šafranová | 80 | 78 | / |
| Szafran | 77 | 6,347 | / |
| Shafran | 77 | 4,004 | / |
| Zafraan | 77 | 3,405 | / |
| Saffran | 77 | 1,586 | / |
| Zaafran | 77 | 291 | / |
| Zaffran | 77 | 260 | / |
| Chafran | 77 | 22 | / |
| Safrang | 77 | 14 | / |
| Zafranh | 77 | 12 | / |
| Zaifran | 77 | 7 | / |
| Safrain | 77 | 6 | / |
| Safraan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Safrane | 77 | 5 | / |
| Safrand | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zafrhan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Saifran | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zaufran | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zafrain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zafrann | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sahfran | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safrean | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zaafraan | 71 | 2,174 | / |
| Schafran | 71 | 223 | / |
| Shaffran | 71 | 151 | / |
| Zaffrann | 71 | 76 | / |
| Saffrahn | 71 | 28 | / |
| Shadfran | 71 | 12 | / |
| Saffrhan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Safrahan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Zaafrann | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zaffrahn | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shafraan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safranck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zahafran | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shafrank | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saffrran | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saffrean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chafrane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safron | 67 | 861 | / |
| Schaffran | 67 | 506 | / |
| Sofran | 67 | 414 | / |
| Safranova | 67 | 75 | / |
| Zafron | 67 | 42 | / |
| Şofran | 67 | 32 | / |
| Sefran | 67 | 15 | / |
| Schafrank | 67 | 10 | / |
| Safrattin | 67 | 10 | / |
| Šafránová | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shaffrank | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zofran | 67 | 7 | / |
| Schafrann | 67 | 7 | / |
| Šáfranová | 67 | 5 | / |
| Schafrand | 67 | 4 | / |
| Safram | 67 | 3 | / |
| Šafronova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shawfrank | 67 | 2 | / |
| Šofranová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Şafranova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safranowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sauffrant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shafranck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zafrán | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Šafran
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