Al Zahaf Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Al Zahaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Zahaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon281:201,3248,427
Tunisia211:29,0774,362
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Al Zahaf Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al Zahaf Come From? nationality or country of origin

Al Zahaf is found most frequently in Lebanon. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Zahaf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,746,821st most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Al Zahaf are found; 58 percent are found in West Asia and 56 percent are found in Levant.

The last name is most prevalent in Lebanon, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 201,324. In Lebanon it is most frequent in: North Governorate, where 100 percent live. Other than Lebanon Al Zahaf exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tunisia, where 42 percent live and Yemen, where 2 percent live.

Al Zahaf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Al Zahaf surname is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Jahaf88120/
Al Sahaf889/
Al Zaf862/
Al Shahaf8216/
Al Chahaf821/
Al Jaaf80166/
Al Zaif801/
Al-Zaaf801/
Al Saaf801/
Al-Sahaf75223/
Al Shaif7582/
Al Shaff752/
Al-Zahab751/
Al Shaaf751/
Al Jaf7156/
Al Shahab7121/
Al Zab711/
Al Saf711/
Al Saif674,595/
Al Saab67514/
Al Jaff6752/
Al Zaib6712/
Al Shab679/
Al-Jaaf679/
Al Chab677/
Al Jaif675/
Al Shaw674/
Al Zouf674/
Al Saff672/
Al Shahaab672/
Al Sayf671/
Al Sahb671/
Al Shaheef671/
Al Jafz671/
Al Jawh671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al Zahaf
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