Zafia Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Zafia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zafia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Zafia (252) may also be a first name.

Zafia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zafia (Hindi: जाफिया) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zafia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zafia is the 2,909,720th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. Zafia is mostly found in Asia, where 42 percent of Zafia are found; 33 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 33 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 561,423rd most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 252 people.

The last name Zafia is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 8,816,613. In Indonesia Zafia is most frequent in: Southeast Sulawesi, where 60 percent live, West Sumatra, where 27 percent live and Lampung, where 13 percent live. Barring Indonesia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live and Nigeria, where 22 percent live.

Zafia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zafia last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Zafia earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.42% less than the national average, earning $35,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zafiah9131/
Zaafia914/
Zafiat912/
Zaifia911/
Szafia911/
Zaffia911/
Ziafia911/
Zatfiat831/
Safia8017,245/
Zafio80107/
Zofia8080/
Jafia8052/
Cafia806/
Zafya802/
Xafia801/
Shafia737,700/
Saffia735,979/
Safiah731,985/
Chafia73918/
Saifia73843/
Safiat73141/
Safija7382/
Safhia7351/
Safiha7338/
Siafia7323/
Saufia7314/
Safiaa7310/
Safiea7310/
Zaviah7310/
Ciafia735/
Saafia735/
Djafia734/
Szofia732/
Jafiha732/
Tzofia732/
Sahfia732/
Tsafia732/
Safiay732/
Safiaz732/
Sayfia731/
Jafija731/
Seafia731/
Szófia731/
Satfia731/
Zafyat731/
Safiae731/
Zafios731/
Zofija731/
Safiad731/
Saefia731/
Sawfia731/
Ssafia731/
Zefhia730/
Zoffia730/
Zeffia730/
Shafiat67339/
Shafiah67100/
Shafiay6753/
Saufiah6736/
Saefiah6725/
Shafiae6719/
Shafiea6715/
Safihah6713/
Tchafia679/
Safihat679/
Sahfiah679/
Chaffia675/
Safaiya675/
Shafiha675/
Sahafia674/
Shafiaa674/
Shafiaz673/
Shafiap673/
Shaffia673/
Ciaffia673/
Safiaai673/
Safi'ai673/
Chaafia672/
Chaifia672/
Saffiah672/
Chafiha672/
Shaafia671/
Zaphiah671/
Saafiae671/
Safihad671/
Safaija671/
Saffiha671/
Tzofiah671/
Shafija671/
Chafiat671/
Siahfia671/
Djafiah671/
Shafias671/
Tshafia671/
Safeyia671/

Zafia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zafia in the Hindi language
जाफियाjaphiya-

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