Zaafour Surname
Approximately 1,307 people bear this surname
Zaafour Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 776 | 1:34,053 | 3,119 |
| Algeria | 411 | 1:93,994 | 14,297 |
| France | 111 | 1:598,403 | 79,437 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaafoure | 93 | 1 | / |
| Zafour | 92 | 399 | / |
| Jaafour | 86 | 548 | / |
| Zaffour | 86 | 3 | / |
| Zafoure | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zaafoor | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zaifour | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ziafour | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zafor | 83 | 3,131 | / |
| Zafur | 83 | 19 | / |
| Djaafour | 80 | 103 | / |
| Shaafour | 80 | 39 | / |
| Zaffoure | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jafour | 77 | 554 | / |
| Zaafar | 77 | 330 | / |
| Safour | 77 | 285 | / |
| Jaafor | 77 | 181 | / |
| Zafoor | 77 | 67 | / |
| Zaifur | 77 | 8 | / |
| Zhafor | 77 | 6 | / |
| Cafour | 77 | 4 | / |
| Zafore | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zaffor | 77 | 2 | / |
| Szafor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaafur | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zafort | 77 | 0 | / |
| Djaaffour | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saffour | 71 | 1,195 | / |
| Djafour | 71 | 788 | / |
| Saifour | 71 | 327 | / |
| Szaforz | 71 | 269 | / |
| Shafour | 71 | 82 | / |
| Caufour | 71 | 34 | / |
| Zaffore | 71 | 32 | / |
| Zhaafar | 71 | 9 | / |
| Zaifoor | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chafour | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jaffour | 71 | 3 | / |
| Za'afar | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zhafoor | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zahafar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zafhoor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zaafaer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caffour | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sahfour | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zoufour | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zaifuer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jaafaur | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dzhafor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zaaffar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zafar | 67 | 271,146 | / |
| Jafor | 67 | 3,968 | / |
| Safur | 67 | 523 | / |
| Chaufour | 67 | 434 | / |
| Safor | 67 | 160 | / |
| Djaffour | 67 | 81 | / |
| Jafur | 67 | 58 | / |
| Zafurova | 67 | 11 | / |
| Cauffour | 67 | 9 | / |
| Cafor | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cafur | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dzhaafar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chaffour | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ćafor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Čafor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djaafeur | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saiffour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djafoure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Czawford | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zofor | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Zaafour
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