Zaffar Surname

68,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Zaffar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaffar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan5,0341:35,4871,655
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
India5531:1,387,09853,456
England3321:167,82515,507
United Arab Emirates2081:44,0494,464
Indonesia841:1,574,395104,585
Thailand781:905,620141,791
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Canada471:783,94961,790
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Argentina461:929,20559,251
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Norway61:857,04855,549
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
China21:683,660,78330,601
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Zaffar (15,767) may also be a first name.

Zaffar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zaffar (Hindi: जफर, Marathi: जाफ़र, Oriya: ଜାଫର) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaffar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 68,773rd most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,009,495 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Zaffar live; 77 percent live in South Asia and 73 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 44,854th most frequently used given name in the world. It is borne by 15,767 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 5,034 people, or 1 in 35,487. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 58 percent are found, Sindh, where 27 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 7 percent are found. Barring Pakistan this surname occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Zaffar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zaffar surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zaffar earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 50.14% more than the national average, earning $64,783 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.76% less than the national average, earning $47,318 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaffare924/
Zaffaar924/
Zafffar923/
Zhaffar922/
Zaaffar921/
Zgaffar921/
Zafar91271,146/
Dzhaffar862/
Szaffarz861/
Jaffar8326,220/
Saffar839,444/
Zaafar83330/
Tzafar83292/
Zadfar83290/
Ziafar83271/
Zafarz8392/
Zafare8381/
Caffar8379/
Zaufar8350/
Szafar8325/
Zahfar8324/
Zhafar8315/
Zafajr8313/
Zafaar8310/
Zafair838/
Dzafar836/
Zayfar836/
Zafhar835/
Zaifar835/
Zafarr833/
Zaffor832/
Zafear832/
Zafart832/
Zeffar832/
Zafasr831/
Zatfar831/
Zazfar831/
Zeafar831/
Zzafar831/
Zasfar831/
Djaffar775,695/
Szafarz771,160/
Shaffar77391/
Chaffar77317/
Jaaffar77298/
Jaffard77235/
Dzhafar77132/
Jaffart7776/
Zaffore7732/
Jhaffar7711/
Giaffar779/
Zhaafar779/
Saiffar778/
Jaffaar778/
Saffart776/
Jaffare776/
Ja'ffar776/
Saffard774/
Zaffour773/
Za'afar773/
Jaffear772/
Zayfart772/
Zahafar772/
Saffair771/
Jjaffar771/
Jaffarr771/
Siaffar771/
Jauffar771/
Saffare771/
Dziafar771/
Saffaar771/
Saaffar771/
Jafar73210,648/
Safar73106,359/
Zafor733,131/
Šafar73687/
Cafar7335/
Zefar7320/
Zofar736/
Xafar731/
Zafarova711,184/
Chaffard71929/
Schaffar71245/
Chaffart7166/
Ja'affar7115/
Dzhaffarova7110/
Ziaeifar714/
Dzhaafar713/
Djaaffar713/
Zafarová713/
Jaffa'ar713/
Jaffarpp711/
Scaffear711/
Jauffaur711/
Djaffard711/
Djaffare711/
Djaiffar711/
Zaffoure711/
Shaffare711/
Shaffatr711/
Shauffar710/
Shaffard710/
Jaafar67214,304/
Djafar6723,470/
Seffar675,469/
Safare674,827/
Soffar671,804/
Shafar671,758/
Jaufar67983/
Jawfar67760/
Jafaar67532/
Zafour67399/
Jaifar67312/
Chauffard67279/
Saifar67205/
Šajfar67197/
Jafare67146/
Schaffart67114/
Jhafar67106/
Chafar6784/
Hjafar6781/
Schaffarz6778/
Zeifar6778/
Ja'far6776/
Zafoor6767/
Sjafar6759/
Safaar6755/
Safarz6753/
Safarh6742/
Dzafarova6730/
Zhafarova6727/
Sajfar6727/
Jeafar6721/
Saffor6720/
Safart6714/
Jafair6712/
Jafarr6711/
Saafar6711/
Zoufar6711/
Jafhar6710/
Jaffor6710/
Safard679/
Safear679/
Saffarova678/
Jasfar678/
Siafar677/
Scafar676/
Safasr676/
Zhafor676/
Jjafar675/
Jayfar675/
Safair675/
Jafard675/
Japfar674/
Sadfar674/
Ceafar674/
Sayfar674/
Safaur674/
Jafart673/
Safhar673/
Jafear673/
Jaáfar673/
Zoofar673/
Zaphar672/
Joffar672/
Sahfar672/
Jaàfar672/
Zafore672/
Safgar672/
Satfar671/
Safarr671/
Caffarova671/
Jsafar671/
Jafasr671/
Sgafar671/
Tjafar671/
Djaffaire671/
Jâafar671/
Jaâfar671/
Jafaur671/
Caffor671/
Šafare671/
Szafor671/
Giafar671/
Ciafar671/
Jafarh671/
Jaãfar671/
J'Afar671/
Saefar671/
Zafeir671/
Jaf'ar671/
Coffar670/
Seafar670/
Zafort670/
Schaffair670/

Zaffar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zaffar in the Marathi language
जाफ़रjafara-
Zaffar in the Hindi language
जफरjaphara70
ज़फरzaphara10
ज़फरzaphara10
जाफरjaphara10
Zaffar in the Oriya language
ଜାଫରjaphara66.67
ଜଫରjaphara22.22
ଜାଫର୍japhar11.11

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zaffar
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