Safarov

Safarov (, ) is a surname, found in Russia, Azerbaijan, and Tajikistan. Its feminine version is Safarova (; ). It is a slavicised version of Safar adding the suffix -ov. People with this name include: Azad Safarov, Ukrainian journalist and filmmaker Bayram Safarov (born 1951), Azerbaijani politician Emil Safarov (born 2002), Azerbaijani footballer Fariz Safarov (1920–1965), Azerbaijani Soviet Army Major Firudin Safarov (1933–2024), Azerbaijani theatre director, Professor of Tashkent State Conservatory Georgy Safarov (1891–1942), Russian Bolshevik revolutionary and politician Gurban Safarov (born 2004), Azerbaijani footballer Irina Safarova (born 1969), Russian long-distance runner Jalil Safarov (1962–1992), Azerbaijani war hero Khalida Safarova (1926–2005), Azerbaijani painter Latif Safarov (1920–1963), Azerbaijani actor and movie director Manuchekhr Safarov (born 2001), Tajikistani footballer Maryam Safarova (born 2003), Azerbaijani group rhythmic gymnast Orkhan Safarov (born 1991), Azerbaijani judoka Rafael Safarov (1947–2019), Russian football coach and a former player Ramil Safarov (born 1977), Azerbaijani murderer Rovshan Safarov (born 1988), Azerbaijani Paralympic judoka Ruslan Safarov (born 1979), Russian football player Saparbek Safarov (born 1986), Russian mixed martial artist Samir Safarov (born 1979), Azerbaijani military officer Sangak Safarov (1928–1993), Tajik paramilitary leader and warlord Zemfira Safarova (born 1937), Azerbaijani and Soviet musicologist Zuleykha Safarova (born 1999), Azerbaijani tennis player

==See also== Safar (given name), a given name from Azerbaijan and Iranian Azerbaijan Safar (surname), a surname of different etymologies