Zafaru Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Zafaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 38 | 1:4,661,652 | 124,734 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
Zafaru (140) may also be a first name.
Zafaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zafaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zafaru is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Zafaru.
How Common Is The Last Name Zafaru? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,141,416th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Zafaru reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zafaru is also the 781,395th most widely held first name globally It is held by 140 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 4,661,652. In Nigeria Zafaru is most common in: Kogi, where 34 percent live, Gombe, where 21 percent live and Sokoto, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in The Maldives, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zafarou | 92 | 34 | / |
| Zaffarud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dzhafaru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jafaru | 83 | 40,143 | / |
| Safaru | 83 | 316 | / |
| Zaferu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jaafaru | 77 | 2,834 | / |
| Jafarou | 77 | 981 | / |
| Scafaru | 77 | 564 | / |
| Safarau | 77 | 278 | / |
| Shafaru | 77 | 222 | / |
| Jaffaru | 77 | 106 | / |
| Safarou | 77 | 49 | / |
| Jaufaru | 77 | 38 | / |
| Jafaaru | 77 | 34 | / |
| Djafaru | 77 | 7 | / |
| Jafarau | 77 | 6 | / |
| Safarud | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sahfaru | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jafarud | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jafairu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jafareu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safarut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jayfaru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safaaru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zaferou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jafaruj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jafarhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tjafaru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safairu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jjafaru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaáfaru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jafauru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safaruh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Djafarou | 71 | 4,399 | / |
| Tzaferou | 71 | 77 | / |
| Jafarrud | 71 | 29 | / |
| Ja'afaru | 71 | 24 | / |
| Safarush | 71 | 23 | / |
| Shafarus | 71 | 23 | / |
| Chafarou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Saffaruh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Safarudd | 71 | 2 | / |
| Safarahu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jahfarou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaffaru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jaafarus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safarous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safaroud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safargou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zafeirou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jafarhou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jafaarou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jaaffaru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safaarau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jaffarou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cofaru | 67 | 415 | / |
| Sofaru | 67 | 83 | / |
| Zeferu | 67 | 51 | / |
| Djaffarou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Jaforu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Djafarouy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Djafarrou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchafarou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shafairus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefaru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjaffarou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djawfarou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djaffarau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djaafarou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saffaraus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Zafaru
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