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Where Does The Last Name Zafar Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Zafar (Arabic: زفار, Bengali: জাফর, Hindi: जफर, Marathi: आतार, Oriya: ଜାଫର, Russian: Зафар) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Záfár. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zafar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 2,026^th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 26,877 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Zafar reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,456^th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 673,585 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 182,381 people, or 1 in 980. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 72 percent reside, Sindh, where 15 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname occurs in 99 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 10 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent reside.

Zafar Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Zafar last name is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Zafar surname are 1.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.35% registered with the political party.

The amount Zafar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.54% less than the national average, earning 233,481 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 18.72% less than the national average, earning R 193,152 per year; in United States they earn 22.94% more than the national average, earning $53,046 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.01% more than the national average, earning $54,658 CAD per year.