Zafaran Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Zafaran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zafaran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan2141:834,78511,672
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Afghanistan221:1,461,50812,026
India91:85,229,487684,495
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Zafaran (764) may also be a first name.

Zafaran Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Zafaran Come From? nationality or country of origin

Zafaran (Hindi: ज़ाफरान, Russian: Зафаран) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zafaran? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 912,827th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 25,043,113 people. The last name Zafaran is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Zafaran reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 81 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Zafaran is also the 297,080th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 764 people.

Zafaran is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 834,785. In Pakistan Zafaran is most common in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 37 percent live, Punjab, where 26 percent live and Balochistan, where 15 percent live. Beside Pakistan this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 8 percent live and Afghanistan, where 8 percent live.

Zafaran Last Name Statistics demography

Zafaran earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.71% more than the national average, earning $56,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Zafaran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zafaran in the Hindi language
ज़ाफरानzapharana-
Zafaran in the Russian language
Зафаранzafaran-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zafaran
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