Zafilahy Surname

94,406th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,046 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Madagascar
Highest density in:
Madagascar

Zafilahy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zafilahy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Madagascar5,0451:4,688965
France11:66,422,722504,397

Zafilahy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zafilahy occurs in Madagascar more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zafilahy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 94,406th most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,444,222 people. The last name Zafilahy occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zafilahy reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in Barito Africa.

The last name Zafilahy is most frequently held in Madagascar, where it is borne by 5,045 people, or 1 in 4,688. Not including Madagascar it is found in one country. It also occurs in France, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zafilah938/
Zafila861/
Zafilia8064/
Safilah8046/
Zafuila801/
Safiliah757/
Shafilah755/
Saifilah754/
Zafullah752/
Safila71375/
Zaifullah71111/
Safily714/
Jafila712/
Zafili712/
Zafela711/
Zafula711/
Saifuilah711/
Saifoilah711/
Zefilia6750/
Safiely6747/
Shafila6716/
Sofilah679/
Safulah678/
Safiola675/
Safilya672/
Safilat672/
Saffila672/
Djafila671/
Jafilaj671/
Chafila671/
Safilai671/

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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 Zafilahy
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