Safar (surname)

Safar (from Arabic saffār صَفَّار '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