Safar (surname)

Safar (from Arabic saffār 'coppersmith', from Czech Šafář () or from Hungarian Sáfár ()) is a surname. Notable people with the name include:

• Athanasius Safar, Syriac Catholic bishop of Mardin
• Hanne Safar (died 1915), Syriac Orthodox leader in Midyat
• Hussain Safar, Kuwaiti judoka
• Iuliu Safar, Romanian futsal player
• Khvajeh Safar, Safavid official
• Peter Safar (1924–2003), Austrian physician and inventor
• Selem Safar, Syrian-Argentine basketball player
• Yousef Ahmed Safar, Emirati footballer

See also

• Saffar (surname)
• Safarov