Zaafi Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Zaafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria971:398,26333,998
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Zaafi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zaafi is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Zaafi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaafi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,871,545th most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zaafi are found; 100 percent are found in North Africa and 100 percent are found in Mahgreb.

The last name is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 398,263. In Algeria it is primarily concentrated in: Blida Province, where 99 percent are found and Mascara Province, where 1 percent are found. Not including Algeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Morocco, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zahafi91738/
Zafi89348/
Zahaffi832/
Saafi801,923/
Zaafa80310/
Zaffi80190/
Ziafi80144/
Zafio80107/
Jaafi8062/
Zafis8051/
Zayfi8027/
Zafit8025/
Zafie8021/
Zaifi8014/
Caafi8013/
Zaufi8012/
Zafid809/
Zafai805/
Zafii803/
Zafyi803/
Zafiz802/
Zahfi802/
Zafih802/
Zaafe801/
Zhafi801/
Tzafi801/
Zeafi801/
Szafi801/
Dzafi801/
Zafui801/
Zapfi800/
Shaafi734,535/
Sahafi731,185/
Zahavi73269/
Czafit73102/
Zaafer7346/
Zaffis7344/
Ziafie7344/
Chaafi7321/
Zahafe7319/
Zaifis736/
Saafai736/
Saafie735/
Djaafi734/
Zaifie734/
Jaafai734/
Zaphai734/
Saafiy732/
Saaffi732/
Saaifi732/
Zaffie732/
Zafait732/
Saafhi731/
Dzafit731/
Zhafai731/
Saafui731/
Jaaifi731/
Tzafai731/
Zapfie731/
Zaafeh731/
Tsaafi731/
Dzafie731/
Saadfi731/
Saafei731/
Saafii731/
Saafit731/
Zaafay731/
Zafaai731/
Zaifoi731/
Zhafie731/
Safi67268,287/
Zafy678,928/
Zefi674,068/
Zafe673,684/
Jafi671,190/
Zafa67943/
Cafi67884/
Xafi6763/
Zofi6739/
Šafi6731/
Ziaffie6725/
Czaffit6716/
Shaafie6711/
Shahafi676/
Sahafie675/
Ćafi672/
Shaafii672/
Sahaffi672/
Shaafiz671/
Szafaiz671/
Djaafei671/
Şafi671/
Zaifait671/
Shaafei671/
Sahafai671/
Sahafih671/
Chahafi671/
Cahafai671/
Chaafai671/
Zahadfe671/
Zaaafer671/
Jaafaiz671/

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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 Zaafi
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