Zafan Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Zafan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zafan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Zafan (18) may also be a first name.

Zafan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zafan (Arabic: ظافان) is found most frequently in Egypt. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zafan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 968,490th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 27,192,336 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Zafan live; 91 percent live in North Africa and 91 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Zafan is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 18 people.

It is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is carried by 244 people, or 1 in 376,786. Aside from Egypt it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 3 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Zafan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Zafan last name is principally Armenian Apostolic (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaafan911,514/
Zafane91548/
Zahfan91256/
Zaifan91129/
Tzafan9120/
Zaffan916/
Zhafan915/
Zafaan915/
Szafan912/
Zaufan911/
Zayfan911/
Zafhan911/
Zafean911/
Zaafane83457/
Zaffane8317/
Zahafan834/
Zaifang831/
Zaitfan831/
Zaaifan831/
Zahfane831/
Zhhafan831/
Zhaufan831/
Zhaifan831/
Dzaifan831/
Jafan806,116/
Safan804,336/
Zafon80282/
Zofan8040/
Zefan8018/
Cafan8012/
Zafón8010/
Zafanova771/
Zhaifang771/
Saafan7314,943/
Saifan737,375/
Safaan732,026/
Saffan731,040/
Shafan73647/
Seafan73432/
Jaffan73309/
Saefan73205/
Safang73151/
Chafan73143/
Sahfan7364/
Safain7356/
Caifan7347/
Sadfan7345/
Zafont7340/
Safane7338/
Sayfan7331/
Jaifan7326/
Saufan7325/
Tzafon7322/
Zeifan7318/
Zoufan7317/
Jaufan7313/
Zeefan7313/
Tzofan7312/
Zoofan7311/
Sa'fan739/
Zafoon739/
Safann738/
Safhan738/
Djafan736/
Zeffan735/
Safgan734/
Zeyfan734/
Safean732/
Jasfan732/
Szafon732/
Jafane732/
Jozfan732/
Jaafan732/
Safand732/
Caffan731/
Jhafan731/
Jafant731/
Xaifan731/
Jayfan731/
Zafoun731/
Zaphan731/
Zafone731/
Jafayn731/
Jazfan731/
Siafan731/
Sajfan731/
Sawfan731/
Safaun731/
Jafhan731/
Shadfan67719/
Jozfain67584/
Zoufane67502/
Chaifan67379/
Shaafan67371/
Zeifang67262/
Saffane67182/
Shaifan67168/
Chapfan6797/
Chaufan6777/
Zeyfang6769/
Satfang6759/
Shafain6743/
Shaffan6742/
Djafang6742/
Saaifan6733/
Saifain6729/
Zaafoon6716/
Sahafan6712/
Sayfang6711/
Shafaan678/
Shaufan678/
Zhoufan678/
Djafane678/
Saifaan677/
Jasfain676/
Jayfahn676/
Zhuofan675/
Saifang674/
Chafane674/
Jaffane674/
Satfane674/
Saafane674/
Shafhan674/
Chafang674/
ZouFang674/
Jawfhan673/
Safahan673/
Safatyn673/
Sadfang673/
Safatin672/
Saifane672/
Zafoune672/
Shafane672/
Seafane672/
Zaafoun672/
Giafane672/
Zuofang672/
Shafand672/
Zaifoon672/
Scaffan672/
Sachfan671/
Saf'aan671/
Safaunk671/
Saffean671/
Chaffan671/
Jahfamn671/
Zaffoun671/
Schafan671/
Jayfand671/
Zeefaan671/
Zoufand671/
Saiffan671/
Saffain671/
Saffand671/
Safhaan671/
Sattfan671/
Jayfang671/
Chahfan671/
Sozfane671/
Zahfoun671/
Seafang671/
Sauffan671/
Saafain671/
Shahfan671/
Shasfan671/
Zoofain671/
Jaffand670/

Zafan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zafan in the Arabic language
ظافانzafan-
زافانzafan-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zafan
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