Zafer Surname
Approximately 20,898 people bear this surname
Zafer Surname User-submission:
The Zafer surname means 'victory'.
Zafer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 7,193 | 1:3,674 | 551 |
| Turkey | 4,951 | 1:15,718 | 1,932 |
| Pakistan | 2,879 | 1:62,051 | 2,343 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,550 | 1:19,907 | 2,763 |
| Iraq | 1,310 | 1:26,734 | 1,368 |
| Egypt | 793 | 1:115,934 | 9,519 |
| Algeria | 388 | 1:99,566 | 14,806 |
| Syria | 346 | 1:55,783 | 2,762 |
| Palestine | 308 | 1:14,769 | 2,626 |
| India | 263 | 1:2,916,598 | 88,304 |
| United States | 179 | 1:2,024,910 | 129,652 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Jordan | 161 | 1:54,922 | 5,275 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Germany | 57 | 1:1,412,376 | 87,104 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Northern Cyprus | 25 | 1:12,760 | 3,292 |
| Bulgaria | 24 | 1:290,788 | 14,851 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
The alternate forms: Záfer (3) are calculated separately.
Zafer (114,817) may also be a first name.
Zafer Surname Meaning
Zafer Demographics
Average Zafer Salary in
United States
$42,180 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Zafer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zafer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zafer (Arabic: زافر, Hindi: जफर, Russian: Зафер) is more commonly found in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Záfer. For other potential spellings of Zafer click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zafer? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 25,765th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 348,720 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Zafer live; 70 percent live in West Asia and 42 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Zafer is also the 8,969th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 114,817 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is held by 7,193 people, or 1 in 3,674. In Yemen Zafer is most numerous in: Hajjah Governorate, where 22 percent live, Taiz Governorate, where 16 percent live and Ibb Governorate, where 15 percent live. Outside of Yemen this last name occurs in 59 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 24 percent live and Pakistan, where 14 percent live.
Zafer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Zafer surname are 4.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.52% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Zafer earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.25% less than the national average, earning $42,180 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.66% more than the national average, earning $60,445 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zafer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zafer in the Hindi language | ||
| जफर | japhara | 94.12 |
| जाफेर | japhera | 5.88 |
| Zafer in the Russian language | ||
| Зафер | zafer | - |
| Zafer in the Arabic language | ||
| زافر | zafr | - |
| ظافر | zafr | - |
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Footnotes
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