Zafari Surname

25,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Zafari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zafari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran19,3921:3,959539
India1,1471:668,75831,400
Afghanistan2571:125,1102,925
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
France501:1,328,454133,611
Canada481:767,61660,775
Sweden441:223,79015,522
Pakistan371:4,828,21331,875
England271:2,063,63279,942
Israel221:388,98331,283
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Turkey111:7,074,675122,870
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Norway61:857,04855,549
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Zafari (692) may also be a first name.

Zafari Last Name Facts

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

Zafari (Arabic: الظفري, Hindi: जाफरी, Marathi: अन्सारी, Russian: Зафари) is found most in Iran. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zafari? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zafari is the 25,238th most widely held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 340,858 people. Zafari is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Zafari reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 314,325th most frequently used given name worldwide, held by 692 people.

The surname Zafari is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 19,392 people, or 1 in 3,959. In Iran it is most frequent in: Hamadan Province, where 17 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 15 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Iran this surname exists in 46 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside.

Zafari Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zafari surname are 7.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.53% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zafari earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 8.4% less than the national average, earning 317,010 kr per year; in United States they earn 36.6% more than the national average, earning $58,942 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.76% more than the national average, earning $51,552 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaffari92674/
Zaafari92172/
Dzafari923/
Zahfari922/
Ziafari922/
Tzafari922/
Zafahri921/
Zafaris921/
Zafarie921/
Szafari921/
Dzhafari8665/
Zafarzai8620/
Zafarieh8614/
Zhaafari861/
Zafarich861/
Zaffaris861/
Jafari83455,555/
Safari83274,193/
Cafari83204/
Zafara83154/
Zafare8381/
Zaferi8369/
Zafary8338/
Zefari831/
Zafori831/
Zofari831/
Dzhafarie801/
Saffari7714,940/
Jaafari7713,010/
Djafari775,709/
Jaffari773,945/
Zafeiri771,748/
Shafari77381/
Caffari77376/
Chafari77251/
Dzaferi77231/
Tzaferi77206/
Scafari77205/
Zeffari77204/
Zafareh77137/
Szafara77132/
Safaari77126/
Safaris77111/
Safarai7799/
Jaufari7758/
Safarie7754/
Safariz7753/
Safarri7740/
Sahfari7721/
Sayfari7721/
Jafaari7720/
Zaffary7718/
Ja'fari7717/
Safatri7717/
Zafferi7716/
Ssafari7716/
Siafari7715/
Zafouri7714/
Jafarri7711/
Safarei7710/
Saifari779/
Zafaree779/
Jafaris778/
Jafarai778/
Zafarey777/
Safarih776/
Tsafari776/
Safarid775/
Saefari775/
Zaafara775/
Zaffare774/
Jaâfari774/
Jajfari773/
Jafariy773/
Safaroi772/
Saafari772/
Safarii772/
Jafarei772/
Jafarid772/
Jafarii772/
Zafarez772/
Safarij771/
Safarit771/
Safariy771/
Safaryi771/
Safeari771/
Safgari771/
Jafhari771/
Zaphari771/
Džafari771/
Zaferri771/
Jafarih771/
Zeifari771/
Šafarit771/
Sjafari771/
Safairi771/
Sadfari771/
Sapfari771/
Dzafäri771/
Cahfari771/
Cafarri771/
Zafaraa771/
Safario771/
Jeafari771/
Jafarij771/
Hjafari771/
Tzefari771/
Zoufari771/
Zaforyi771/
Zaiferi771/
Xhafari771/
Jafaryi771/
Jafeari771/
Jhafari771/
Jjafari771/
Safarzai714,120/
Zafeiris713,035/
Caffarri71584/
Djaafari71432/
Safarish71197/
Djaffari71118/
Saffarie71107/
Zaafouri71101/
Chaafari7160/
Shaafari7153/
Zafferri7145/
Shahfari7125/
Chaffari7123/
Shafarie7120/
Zadfareh7118/
Tsafaris7117/
Shaffari7110/
Ja'afari717/
Jahafari714/
Ssafaari714/
Jaffarii714/
Shafarid713/
Chafaris713/
Chafariz713/
Dzhafary713/
Sahafari712/
Tzaferai712/
Zadfaraj712/
Shafariz712/
Jhaffari711/
Szafarra711/
Zàafouri711/
Jafarich711/
Jashfari711/
Zahfouri711/
Shadfari711/
Shafaris711/
Siahfari711/
Ssaafari711/
Safarrei711/
Safarris711/
Sassfari711/
Dzhaferi711/
Saffaari711/
Jaffaryi711/
Saafaari711/
Zaafaray711/
Jaffairi711/
Jaffarri711/
Safare674,827/
Jafary672,764/
Sefari672,154/
Safara671,506/
Safary67869/
Saferi67398/
Sofari67341/
Cofari67162/
Jafare67146/
Saffarieh6794/
Safori6774/
Jofari6772/
Zafora6758/
Cafara6729/
Zeferi6713/
Shafarish679/
Zadfarest678/
Jafori676/
Zafere674/
Shahfaris673/
Safarj672/
Zafery672/
Zafore672/
Zoferi672/
Chaufhari671/
Zafeirais671/
Šafare671/
Zofara671/
Safarrith671/
Safarý671/
Saffarzai671/
Safaraish671/
Cafary671/
Ciaffarri671/
Shafairie671/
Zefary671/

Zafari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zafari in the Hindi language
जाफरीjaphari92.86
ज़फ़ारीzafari7.14
Zafari in the Marathi language
अन्सारीansari66.67
अमरीनamarina33.33
Zafari in the Russian language
Зафариzafari-
Zafari in the Arabic language
الظفريalzfry-

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