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 surname Zaafari is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Zaafari.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaafari? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,310,135th most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Zaafari are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 20 people.

This last name is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 451,662. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 39 percent are found, Lorestan Province, where 17 percent are found and East Azerbaijan Province, where 15 percent are found. Other than Iran Zaafari exists in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zaafari
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