Zaafir Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Maldives

Zaafir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaafir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan301:5,954,79635,971
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Maldives31:134,7244,057
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Zaafir (116) may also be a first name.

Zaafir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zaafir occurs most in Pakistan. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaafir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Zaafir live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 868,627th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 116 people.

This last name is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 5,954,796. In Pakistan Zaafir is mostly found in: Punjab, where 67 percent are found, Sindh, where 17 percent are found and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 13 percent are found. Other than Pakistan Zaafir occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 18 percent are found and The Maldives, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zafir912,330/
Zaifir83486/
Zahfir83309/
Saafir83257/
Szafir83188/
Zhafir8350/
Zaafer8346/
Dzafir8331/
Zaffir8325/
Jaafir8325/
Tzafir8311/
Zafair838/
Zafire834/
Zafier834/
Zafirr831/
Zafeir831/
Szafirt776/
Szhafir774/
Shaafir771/
Zaffier771/
Szaffir771/
Szafier771/
Saafier771/
Zaaafer771/
Djaafir771/
Zafer7320,898/
Safir7317,559/
Jafir735,790/
Cafir7350/
Zafír7315/
Zefir7310/
Zafre739/
Zofir735/
Šafir731/
Zafirova712,054/
Zafeirhs711/
Sahafier711/
Zafeer672,079/
Shafir671,361/
Zaffer671,077/
Jaafer67983/
Safier67669/
Chafir67634/
Szafer67492/
Saifir67211/
Cafuir67205/
Saffir67166/
Jaffir67125/
Tzafer67102/
Sapfir6791/
Safire6785/
Cafier6761/
Zaphir6750/
Zaifer6735/
Safirt6731/
Safitr6731/
Dzafer6725/
Jafire6718/
Dzofir6715/
Zafajr6713/
Zofier6713/
Zoufir6712/
Tsafir6712/
Jafair6712/
Zaufre6711/
Jhafir6711/
Zeffir678/
Zajfer675/
Safair675/
Zafere674/
Ssafir674/
Jasfir674/
Zhafirova673/
Safhir673/
Zhafer673/
Zafreh672/
Zafear672/
Safgir672/
Zafert671/
Sjafir671/
Zhofir671/
Dzafre671/
Zaffre671/
Sahfir671/
Safior671/
Safoir671/
Jafhir671/
Djafir671/
Zefeir671/
Sayfir671/
Scafir671/

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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 Zaafir
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