Zafil Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Zafil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zafil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Zafil (38) may also be a first name.

Zafil Last Name Facts

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

Zafil is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zafil? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zafil is the 6,360,413th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Zafil live; 44 percent live in West Asia and 33 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Zafil is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 38 people.

Zafil is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Selangor, where 100 percent reside. Besides Malaysia it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 22 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safil80718/
Jafil80420/
Zapfl80186/
Zaufl8054/
Zefil8011/
Zéfil801/
Zaffl801/
Cafil800/
Safiel731,061/
Chafil73493/
Cafiel73367/
Zapfel73365/
Shafil73256/
Caifil73118/
Zafeel7351/
Jaafil7337/
Szafel7323/
Zaufel7318/
Saifil7318/
Djafil7310/
Safiol7310/
Saufil7310/
Saffil737/
Cafill736/
Sahfil734/
Zafelt733/
Jahfil732/
Sayfil732/
Zeafel731/
Zafael731/
Zaafel731/
Saafil731/
Zaifel730/
Zaepfel67518/
Chafiol6755/
Saffill6752/
Jafl6747/
Zaifeld6720/
Safl6715/
Shaifil677/
Zapffel676/
Shafiel674/
Šafl673/
Zeapfel671/
Shafi'l671/
Zaëpfel671/
Zöfl671/
Xafl671/
Caffiel671/
Caufill670/
Saffiel670/
Seafild670/

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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
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  • 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 Zafil
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