Zaaf Surname

163,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Zaaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1,8681:20,6813,794
Morocco6481:53,2048,802
France641:1,037,855114,367
Belgium501:229,93329,007
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

The alternate forms: Zaâf (1) are calculated separately.

Zaaf (10) may also be a first name.

Zaaf Last Name Facts

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

Zaaf occurs in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Zaâf. Click here to see other possible spellings of Zaaf.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaaf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zaaf is the 163,062nd most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,734,539 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Zaaf live; 94 percent live in North Africa and 94 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common forename globally It is held by 10 people.

It is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,868 people, or 1 in 20,681. In Algeria it is most common in: Mostaganem Province, where 49 percent are found, Mascara Province, where 20 percent are found and Saïda Province, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Algeria it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 24 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Zaâf921/
Zahaf8920,136/
Zaaaf895/
Zxaaf891/
Ziaaf891/
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Zaf86333/
Zahafe8019/
Zahaff804/
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Zapf7510,519/
Zafe753,684/
Saaf752,343/
Zaif751,100/
Zaft75443/
Zaff75250/
Zaab75154/
Ziaf75140/
Jaaf75122/
Szaf7583/
Zafz7560/
Tzaf7546/
Zajf7535/
Zauf7519/
Zeaf7510/
Zhaf755/
Zahf753/
Rzaf753/
Zafh752/
Caaf752/
Zavf752/
Zjaf752/
Zsaf752/
Zaaw752/
Hzaf752/
Dzaf751/
Zatf751/
Zadf751/
Zafs751/
Zaçf751/
Czaf751/
Zafp750/
Zahadfe731/
Shaaf671,414/
Sahaf671,073/
Zapfe671,035/
Zayıf67546/
Zahav67200/
Saaif67199/
Zafft67191/
Zaffe6779/
Zeafe6763/
Zauft6761/
Zapff6760/
Saaaf6729/
Chaaf6725/
Zaiff6724/
Szaif6720/
Scaaf6715/
Saafe6712/
Zaphf6711/
Szaff677/
Ja'af676/
Siaaf675/
Zaahb675/
Zhaif675/
Zajfe674/
Saadf674/
Zajft672/
Jaaff672/
Czapf672/
Hzafh671/
Zazff671/
Zsazf671/
Zafth671/
Zaaib671/
Za'ab671/
Saafh671/
Czaft671/
Zaisf671/
Dzafe671/
Saavf671/
Zahàf671/
Zahaw671/
Zafsh671/
Zaife671/

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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
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  • 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 Zaaf
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