Zaafour Surname

292,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Zaafour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaafour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen7761:34,0533,119
Algeria4111:93,99414,297
France1111:598,40379,437
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497

Zaafour (17) may also be a first name.

Zaafour Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zaafour occurs more in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaafour? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 292,450th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,575,781 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Zaafour are found; 59 percent are found in West Asia and 59 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used forename internationally It is held by 17 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is carried by 776 people, or 1 in 34,053. In Yemen Zaafour is most numerous in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 96 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 4 percent reside. Other than Yemen this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 31 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaafoure931/
Zafour92399/
Jaafour86548/
Zaffour863/
Zafoure861/
Zaafoor861/
Zaifour861/
Ziafour861/
Zafor833,131/
Zafur8319/
Djaafour80103/
Shaafour8039/
Zaffoure801/
Jafour77554/
Zaafar77330/
Safour77285/
Jaafor77181/
Zafoor7767/
Zaifur778/
Zhafor776/
Cafour774/
Zafore772/
Zaffor772/
Szafor771/
Jaafur771/
Zafort770/
Djaaffour751/
Saffour711,195/
Djafour71788/
Saifour71327/
Szaforz71269/
Shafour7182/
Caufour7134/
Zaffore7132/
Zhaafar719/
Zaifoor714/
Chafour714/
Jaffour713/
Za'afar713/
Zhafoor712/
Zahafar712/
Zafhoor711/
Zaafaer711/
Caffour711/
Sahfour711/
Zoufour711/
Zaifuer711/
Jaafaur711/
Dzhafor711/
Zaaffar711/
Zafar67271,146/
Jafor673,968/
Safur67523/
Chaufour67434/
Safor67160/
Djaffour6781/
Jafur6758/
Zafurova6711/
Cauffour679/
Cafor673/
Cafur673/
Dzhaafar673/
Chaffour672/
Ćafor672/
Čafor672/
Djaafeur672/
Saiffour671/
Djafoure671/
Czawford671/
Zofor671/

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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 Zaafour
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