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
Zafer Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Zafer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zafer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zafer (Arabic: زافر, Hindi: जफर, Russian: Зафер) is borne by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Záfer. For other potential spellings of Zafer click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zafer? popularity and diffusion
It is the 25,765th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 348,720 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Zafer live; 70 percent live in West Asia and 42 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 8,969th most prevalent given name worldwide It is held by 114,817 people.
It is most frequent in Yemen, where it is held by 7,193 people, or 1 in 3,674. In Yemen Zafer is most frequent in: Hajjah Governorate, where 22 percent reside, Taiz Governorate, where 16 percent reside and Ibb Governorate, where 15 percent reside. Not including Yemen this last name is found in 59 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 24 percent reside and Pakistan, where 14 percent reside.
Zafer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Zafer surname are 4.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.52% being registered with the political 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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