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 borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zafaru? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,141,416th most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Zafaru reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 781,395th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 140 people.
The last name Zafaru is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 4,661,652. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kogi, where 34 percent reside, Gombe, where 21 percent reside and Sokoto, where 18 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Maldives, where 3 percent reside.
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
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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 Zafaru
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