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 last name Zafa (Arabic: زافا, Hindi: जफा, Russian: Зафа) is found most in Pakistan. It can also appear in the variant forms: Žafa. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 378,680th most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,728,044 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Zafa are found; 81 percent are found in South Asia and 81 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Zafa is also the 504,078th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 305 people.
The last name Zafa is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is held by 736 people, or 1 in 242,723. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Punjab, where 87 percent live, Sindh, where 8 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 3 percent live. Not including Pakistan Zafa is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
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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