Zafani Surname
Approximately 421 people bear this surname
Zafani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 359 | 1:596,307 | 22,253 |
| Iran | 49 | 1:1,566,990 | 61,347 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Zafani (18) may also be a first name.
Zafani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zafani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zafani is found most in Brazil. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zafani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 699,651st most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 17,310,085 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Zafani are found; 85 percent are found in South America and 85 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,608,198th most widely held first name internationally, held by 18 people.
The last name Zafani is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 359 people, or 1 in 596,307. In Brazil Zafani is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 95 percent live, Paraná, where 3 percent live and Mato Grosso do Sul, where 1 percent live. Besides Brazil this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 12 percent live and Algeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaffani | 92 | 257 | / |
| Tzafani | 92 | 59 | / |
| Zaifani | 92 | 8 | / |
| Zaafani | 92 | 4 | / |
| Zafanni | 92 | 2 | / |
| Zafanyi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Zafanii | 92 | 1 | / |
| Zavfani | 92 | 1 | / |
| Zafanie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Zaffagni | 86 | 81 | / |
| Zafane | 83 | 548 | / |
| Cafani | 83 | 36 | / |
| Zaafane | 77 | 457 | / |
| Zaffoni | 77 | 70 | / |
| Zaffane | 77 | 17 | / |
| Ciafani | 77 | 16 | / |
| Chafani | 77 | 13 | / |
| Caffani | 77 | 3 | / |
| Zafouni | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zahfane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tzafany | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zofhani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Caffanhi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Zaphanai | 71 | 8 | / |
| Chafaani | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chaffani | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zaphanie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chaufani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zohfanyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zaphanih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cafane | 67 | 47 | / |
| Cafana | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cafoni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaphaneih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaphanaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zafone | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Zafani
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