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