Cognomen الصفار (Saffar 
, الصفار 
, Alsafar 
) , in all the world, is a common family name. The last name الصفار is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Bahrain, where it is quite a common surname, Iraq, and Kuwait. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Western Asia, particularly Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain. Very seldom, الصفار is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Saffar | Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Bahrain, Iraq |
| الصفار | Jordan, Kuwait, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq |
| Al-Saffar, Alsafar | Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Iraq, United Arab Emirates |
| إسماعيل بن محمد الصفار Iraqi Islamic scholar and linguist, IQ (b. 861) |
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| مرهون الصفار Iraqi poet, IQ (b. 1895) |
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| حسن الصفار Saudi Arabian scholar, SA (b. 1958) |
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| محسن الصفار Iraqi psychiatrist, IQ (b. 1968) |
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| جمال الصفار athletics competitor, SA (b. 1971) |
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| محمد الصفار actor, BH (b. 1973) |
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| يوسف بن يعقوب الصفار IQ |
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| محمد بن عبد الله الصفار MA |
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| مروان الصفار Emirati association football player, AE (b. 1992) |
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| علي الصفار Saudi Arabian handball player, SA (b. 1995) |
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