Zaafari Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Zaafari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaafari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1701:451,66227,809
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397

Zaafari (20) may also be a first name.

Zaafari Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zaafari is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaafari? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,310,135th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Zaafari reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Zaafari is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 20 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 451,662. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 39 percent are found, Lorestan Province, where 17 percent are found and East Azerbaijan Province, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Iran Zaafari occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhaafari931/
Zafari9221,380/
Jaafari8613,010/
Zaffari86674/
Zaafara865/
Dzafari863/
Zahfari862/
Ziafari862/
Saafari862/
Tzafari862/
Zafahri861/
Zafaris861/
Zafarie861/
Szafari861/
Djaafari80432/
Zaafouri80101/
Dzhafari8065/
Chaafari8060/
Shaafari8053/
Zafarzai8020/
Zafarieh8014/
Ja'afari807/
Jahafari804/
Sahafari802/
Zafarich801/
Zaffaris801/
Ssaafari801/
Saafaari801/
Zaafaray801/
Jafari77455,555/
Safari77274,193/
Cafari77204/
Zafara77154/
Zafare7781/
Zaferi7769/
Zafary7738/
Zefari771/
Zafori771/
Zofari771/
Dzhafarie751/
Saffari7114,940/
Djafari715,709/
Jaffari713,945/
Zafeiri711,748/
Jaafary71479/
Shafari71381/
Caffari71376/
Chafari71251/
Dzaferi71231/
Tzaferi71206/
Scafari71205/
Zeffari71204/
Zafareh71137/
Szafara71132/
Safaari71126/
Safaris71111/
Safarai7199/
Jaufari7158/
Safarie7154/
Safariz7153/
Safarri7140/
Sahfari7121/
Sayfari7121/
Jafaari7120/
Zaffary7118/
Ja'fari7117/
Safatri7117/
Zafferi7116/
Ssafari7116/
Siafari7115/
Zafouri7114/
Jafarri7111/
Safarei7110/
Saifari719/
Zafaree719/
Jafaris718/
Jafarai718/
Jaafare717/
Zafarey717/
Safarih716/
Tsafari716/
Safarid715/
Saefari715/
Zaffare714/
Jaâfari714/
Jajfari713/
Jafariy713/
Safaroi712/
Safarii712/
Jafarei712/
Jafarid712/
Jafarii712/
Zafarez712/
Safarij711/
Safarit711/
Safariy711/
Safaryi711/
Safeari711/
Safgari711/
Jaafori711/
Jafhari711/
Zaphari711/
Džafari711/
Zaferri711/
Jafarih711/
Zeifari711/
Šafarit711/
Sjafari711/
Safairi711/
Sadfari711/
Sapfari711/
Dzafäri711/
Cahfari711/
Cafarri711/
Zafaraa711/
Safario711/
Jeafari711/
Jafarij711/
Hjafari711/
Tzefari711/
Zoufari711/
Zaforyi711/
Zaiferi711/
Xhafari711/
Jafaryi711/
Jafeari711/
Jhafari711/
Jjafari711/
Safarzai674,120/
Zafeiris673,035/
Caffarri67584/
Safarish67197/
Jaafouri67150/
Djaffari67118/
Saffarie67107/
Zafferri6745/
Shahfari6725/
Chaffari6723/
Shafarie6720/
Zadfareh6718/
Tsafaris6717/
Shaffari6710/
Zaafoury674/
Ssafaari674/
Jaffarii674/
Shafarid673/
Chafaris673/
Chafariz673/
Dzhafary673/
Zadfaraj672/
Shafariz672/
Jhaffari671/
Szafarra671/
Zàafouri671/
Jafarich671/
Jashfari671/
Zahfouri671/
Zaafereh671/
Shadfari671/
Shafaris671/
Siahfari671/
Safarrei671/
Safarris671/
Sassfari671/
Dzhaferi671/
Saffaari671/
Jaffaryi671/
Djaafare671/
Zaafoure671/
Jaffairi671/
Jaffarri671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zaafari
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