Zafi Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Zafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1491:1,188,87848,183
Iran921:834,59341,130
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
India101:76,706,538639,611
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Zafi (354) may also be a first name.

Zafi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zafi (Hindi: ज़फी) is found most in Nigeria. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zafi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 804,502nd most frequently used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. The last name Zafi occurs mostly in Asia, where 48 percent of Zafi reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 463,079th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 354 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 149 people, or 1 in 1,188,878. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa, where 28 percent reside, Bauchi, where 28 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Zafi occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 26 percent reside and Malaysia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaffi89190/
Ziafi89144/
Zafio89107/
Zaafi8998/
Zafis8951/
Zayfi8927/
Zafit8925/
Zafie8921/
Zaifi8914/
Zaufi8912/
Zafid899/
Zafai895/
Zafii893/
Zafyi893/
Zafiz892/
Zahfi892/
Zafih892/
Zhafi891/
Tzafi891/
Zeafi891/
Szafi891/
Dzafi891/
Zafui891/
Zapfi890/
Zahafi80738/
Czafit80102/
Zaffis8044/
Ziafie8044/
Zaifis806/
Zaifie804/
Zaffie802/
Zafait802/
Dzafit801/
Zhafai801/
Tzafai801/
Zapfie801/
Dzafie801/
Zafaai801/
Zaifoi801/
Zhafie801/
Safi75268,287/
Zafy758,928/
Zefi754,068/
Zafe753,684/
Jafi751,190/
Zafa75943/
Cafi75884/
Xafi7563/
Zofi7539/
Šafi7531/
Ćafi752/
Şafi751/
Ziaffie7325/
Czaffit7316/
Zahaffi732/
Szafaiz731/
Zaifait731/
Shafi67545,847/
Saifi6765,647/
Safii6731,708/
Zafer6720,898/
Chafi6713,045/
Safih679,624/
Safei678,191/
Safai677,225/
Saufi674,138/
Safie672,473/
Saffi672,404/
Safui672,201/
Saafi671,923/
Caffi671,521/
Sahfi671,097/
Zapfe671,035/
Zopfi67922/
Safid67878/
Sadfi67645/
Djafi67643/
Jafai67638/
Safhi67628/
Saefi67597/
Siafi67410/
Jaifi67367/
Scafi67354/
Zaafa67310/
Jafit67270/
Safiy67255/
Jafei67238/
Zoufi67215/
Safis67191/
Zofio67176/
Sayfi67173/
Safio67155/
Tsafi67150/
Zofei67136/
Zaffa67114/
Zaifa67114/
Zaphi6780/
Zaffe6779/
Xhafi6772/
Zeifi6771/
Zeafe6763/
Jaafi6762/
Safit6758/
Sjafi6758/
Šafii6750/
Szaffich6741/
Zoffi6740/
Jaffi6728/
Safij6726/
Jafih6726/
Safiz6722/
Dzafa6721/
Sawfi6721/
Zayfa6718/
Ciafi6717/
Jaufi6716/
Zofyi6715/
Jafid6714/
Caafi6713/
Szaszfai6712/
Seafi6712/
Jafis678/
Zafaa678/
Zeyfi678/
Saïfi678/
Zofii677/
Cafie677/
Zafet677/
Tzafy677/
Zafee676/
Satfi676/
Dzhafich675/
Cahfi675/
Cafei675/
Ssafi675/
Japfi675/
Sajfi674/
Safip674/
Zefei674/
Saâfi674/
Jafui674/
Zajfe674/
Şafii674/
Dzefi673/
Zaffy673/
Zeffi673/
Jafiz673/
Sasfi673/
Safoi673/
Savfi673/
Zhafa673/
Zotfi672/
Safgi672/
Cafai672/
Zafay672/
Zofie672/
Zefai672/
Dsafi671/
Zaafe671/
Jafiy671/
Jahfi671/
Jawfi671/
Zeefi671/
Ziofi671/
Zaife671/
Zafes671/
Şafai671/
Zuifi671/
Zöpfi671/
Džafi671/
Tzofi671/
Dzafe671/
S'Afi671/
Zafys671/
Ziafa671/
Çafai671/

Zafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zafi in the Hindi language
ज़फीzaphi66.67
ज़फ़ीzafi16.67
जफीjaphi16.67

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