Zaffan Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Oman

Zaffan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaffan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Zaffan (21) may also be a first name.

Zaffan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Zaffan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Zaffan occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Zaffan.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaffan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Zaffan are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 21 people.

Zaffan is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia Zaffan is primarily concentrated in: Malacca, where 100 percent reside. Beside Malaysia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and India, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaffane9217/
Zafan91268/
Zaafan831,514/
Saffan831,040/
Zafane83548/
Jaffan83309/
Zahfan83256/
Zaifan83129/
Tzafan8320/
Zhafan835/
Zeffan835/
Zafaan835/
Szafan832/
Caffan831/
Zaufan831/
Zayfan831/
Zafhan831/
Zafean831/
Zaafane77457/
Saffane77182/
Shaffan7742/
Zahafan774/
Jaffane774/
Scaffan772/
Saffean771/
Chaffan771/
Zaifang771/
Zaffoun771/
Zaitfan771/
Zaaifan771/
Saiffan771/
Saffain771/
Saffand771/
Zahfane771/
Sauffan771/
Zhhafan771/
Zhaufan771/
Zhaifan771/
Dzaifan771/
Jaffand770/
Jafan736,116/
Safan734,336/
Zafon73282/
Zofan7340/
Zefan7318/
Cafan7312/
Zafón7310/
Schaffan7149/
Chaffain719/
Zafanova711/
Shaffaan711/
Zaffoune711/
Zhaifang711/
Chaffant710/
Saffamne710/
Saafan6714,943/
Saifan677,375/
Safaan672,026/
Shafan67647/
Saffon67487/
Seafan67432/
Soffan67240/
Saefan67205/
Safang67151/
Chafan67143/
Seffan6794/
Sahfan6764/
Safain6756/
Caifan6747/
Sadfan6745/
Zafont6740/
Safane6738/
Sayfan6731/
Jaifan6726/
Saufan6725/
Coffan6723/
Caffon6722/
Tzafon6722/
Jaffon6721/
Zeifan6718/
Zoufan6717/
Jaufan6713/
Zeefan6713/
Tzofan6712/
Zoofan6711/
Sa'fan679/
Zafoon679/
Safann678/
Safhan678/
Djafan676/
Safgan674/
Zeyfan674/
Chaffagne673/
Safean672/
Jasfan672/
Szafon672/
Jafane672/
Jozfan672/
Jaafan672/
Safand672/
Joffan671/
Jhafan671/
Jafant671/
Xaifan671/
Jayfan671/
Zafoun671/
Zaphan671/
Zafone671/
Jafayn671/
Jazfan671/
Zoffon671/
Siafan671/
Saffòn671/
Sajfan671/
Sawfan671/
Tchaffang671/
Safaun671/
Jafhan671/

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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 Zaffan
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