Zafara Surname
Approximately 154 people bear this surname
Zafara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 91 | 1:210,901 | 7,017 |
| Greece | 28 | 1:395,707 | 52,747 |
| Burkina Faso | 15 | 1:1,223,473 | 11,207 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
The alternate forms: Zafarâ (1) are calculated separately.
Zafara (153) may also be a first name.
Zafara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zafara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zafara (Hindi: ज़ाफरा) occurs most in Niger. It may appear as a variant: Zafarâ. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zafara? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,409,418th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. The last name Zafara occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Zafara live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 743,570th most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 153 people.
The surname is most numerous in Niger, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 210,901. In Niger Zafara is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 98 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 1 percent live. Not including Niger Zafara exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 18 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zafara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zafara in the Hindi language | ||
| ज़ाफरा | zaphara | - |
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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 Zafara
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