Zafer Surname
Approximately 20,898 people bear this surname
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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
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Zafer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zafer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zafer (Arabic: زافر, Hindi: जफर, Russian: Зафер) has its highest incidence in Yemen. It may also occur as: Záfer. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zafer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 25,765th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 348,720 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 frequent first name globally. It is borne by 114,817 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is carried by 7,193 people, or 1 in 3,674. In Yemen Zafer is most prevalent in: Hajjah Governorate, where 22 percent reside, Taiz Governorate, where 16 percent reside and Ibb Governorate, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Yemen it occurs in 59 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 24 percent reside and Pakistan, where 14 percent reside.
Zafer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Zafer are 4.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.52% being 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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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