Zafir Surname
Approximately 2,330 people bear this surname
Zafir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 917 | 1:38,192 | 1,673 |
| India | 509 | 1:1,507,005 | 56,614 |
| Pakistan | 229 | 1:780,104 | 11,203 |
| United States | 206 | 1:1,759,509 | 115,901 |
| Malaysia | 59 | 1:499,902 | 25,042 |
| Indonesia | 55 | 1:2,404,531 | 143,692 |
| Australia | 54 | 1:499,920 | 37,885 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Iran | 38 | 1:2,020,593 | 71,790 |
| Afghanistan | 32 | 1:1,004,787 | 9,548 |
| Hungary | 23 | 1:426,795 | 28,704 |
| Jordan | 18 | 1:491,246 | 12,976 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Syria | 12 | 1:1,608,418 | 8,291 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Maldives | 6 | 1:67,362 | 2,983 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Zafír (15) are calculated separately.
Zafir (6,295) may also be a first name.
Zafir Demographics
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Zafir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zafir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zafir (Hindi: ज़फीर, Marathi: ज़हीर, Oriya: ଜାଫିର, Russian: Зафир) is found most frequently in Iraq. It can also appear as: Zafír. For other potential spellings of Zafir click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zafir? popularity and diffusion
It is the 182,417th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,127,702 people. Zafir occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Zafir live; 42 percent live in West Asia and 41 percent live in Levant. It is also the 83,093rd most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 6,295 people.
The last name Zafir is most frequently held in Iraq, where it is held by 917 people, or 1 in 38,192. Outside of Iraq it exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent are found and Pakistan, where 10 percent are found.
Zafir Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Zafir surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68% being registered with the political party.
The amount Zafir earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 22.84% less than the national average, earning $33,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.47% less than the national average, earning $46,467 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zafir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zafir in the Marathi language | ||
| ज़हीर | zahira | - |
| Zafir in the Hindi language | ||
| ज़फीर | zaphira | 68.75 |
| जाफिर | japhira | 9.66 |
| जफीर | japhira | 6.25 |
| ज़ाफिर | zaphira | 6.25 |
| ज़फीर | zaphira | 5.11 |
| ज़फ़ीर | zafira | 2.84 |
| जफ़ीर | jafira | 0.57 |
| Zafir in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାଫିର | japhira | 50 |
| ଜଫିର | japhira | 40 |
| ଯଫିର | yaphira | 10 |
| Zafir in the Russian language | ||
| Зафир | zafir | - |
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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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- 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 Zafir
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