Zafa Surname
Approximately 943 people bear this surname
Zafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 736 | 1:242,723 | 5,535 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
The alternate forms: Žafa (6) are calculated separately.
Zafa (305) may also be a first name.
Zafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zafa (Arabic: زافا, Hindi: जफा, Russian: Зафа) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may also be found as: Žafa. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zafa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 378,680th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,728,044 people. The last name Zafa is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Zafa reside; 81 percent reside in South Asia and 81 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Zafa is also the 504,078th most widespread first name globally It is held by 305 people.
The last name Zafa is most common in Pakistan, where it is borne by 736 people, or 1 in 242,723. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 87 percent reside, Sindh, where 8 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zafa in the Hindi language | ||
| जफा | japha | - |
| Zafa in the Russian language | ||
| Зафа | zafa | - |
| Zafa in the Arabic language | ||
| زافا | zafa | - |
| زفاء | zfa | - |
| زفا | zfa | - |
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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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- 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 Zafa
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