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
Average Zafir Salary in
United States
$33,292 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Zafir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zafir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zafir (Hindi: ज़फीर, Marathi: ज़हीर, Oriya: ଜାଫିର, Russian: Зафир) is more frequently found in Iraq than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Zafír. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zafir? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 182,417th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,127,702 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Zafir live; 42 percent live in West Asia and 41 percent live in Levant. Zafir is also the 83,093rd most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 6,295 people.
Zafir is most commonly used in Iraq, where it is carried by 917 people, or 1 in 38,192. Excluding Iraq Zafir is found in 45 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent live and Pakistan, where 10 percent live.
Zafir Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Zafir surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68% being registered to vote for the 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
- 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 Zafir
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