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 is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Zaffan.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaffan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zaffan is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Zaffan live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America. Zaffan is also the 2,368,944th most common forename in the world, borne by 21 people.

The surname Zaffan is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Malacca, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Malaysia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and India, where 17 percent are found.

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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