Zafan Surname
Approximately 268 people bear this surname
Zafan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Zafan (18) may also be a first name.
Zafan Demographics
Zafan Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
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
Zafan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zafan in the Arabic language | ||
| ظافان | zafan | - |
| زافان | zafan | - |
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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 Zafan
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