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
Zafan (Arabic: ظافان) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zafan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 968,490th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 27,192,336 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Zafan reside; 91 percent reside in North Africa and 91 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 18 people.
It is most numerous in Egypt, where it is carried by 244 people, or 1 in 376,786. Other than Egypt this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 3 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.
Zafan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily 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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