Zafanu Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo
Zafanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safanu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Safaanu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Safanou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Safainu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Safhanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safanus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Djafanou | 71 | 24 | / |
| Chafanou | 71 | 10 | / |
| Zafounou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safhainu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zaphanus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safahanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sefanu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Djaffanou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Safonau | 62 | 8 | / |
| Safonou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sefanou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Safenou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Zofenui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Saphanut | 57 | 33 | / |
| Japhanus | 57 | 5 | / |
| Sahavanu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Soufanou | 57 | 2 | / |
| Djofanou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Saphanus | 57 | 1 | / |
| Saphainu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Saiphanu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Djafounou | 53 | 5 | / |
| Shahavanu | 53 | 3 | / |
| Djoffanou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Souffanou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sefenu | 50 | 705 | / |
| Chaiphanut | 50 | 1 | / |
| Sefonu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Sofenu | 50 | 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
- 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 Zafanu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis