Zafira Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Maldives

Zafira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zafira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1631:811,34561,613
Chile461:382,96710,457
Malaysia351:842,69238,700
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Zafira (2,416) may also be a first name.

Zafira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zafira (Hindi: ज़फीरा, Russian: Зафира) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zafira? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 891,661st most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Zafira reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 66 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 150,878th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 2,416 people.

The last name Zafira is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 811,345. In Indonesia Zafira is mostly concentrated in: Riau, where 44 percent are found, West Java, where 29 percent are found and East Java, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia it occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 15 percent are found and Malaysia, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zafirah92314/
Zhafira92234/
Zafitra9233/
Zafeira9231/
Zaefira9217/
Zafirau9211/
Zafiras922/
Zaffira922/
Tzafira921/
Zaafira921/
Zafiraz921/
Zhafirah86163/
Zafeiras86117/
Zaafirah861/
Zaffirah861/
Zafierah861/
Safira835,058/
Zafiro83635/
Zefira83293/
Zafiri83271/
Jafira8351/
Zafera8314/
Zafire834/
Zafyra834/
Zafura832/
Zafeirais801/
Zafeiri771,748/
Zafiris77786/
Zaffiro77654/
Safitra77647/
Shafira77594/
Zaffiri77408/
Safirah77346/
Chafira77208/
Zafitri77103/
Safhira7754/
Zafiros7735/
Zafires7734/
Zafiroh7731/
Sahfira7719/
Jafitra7713/
Safiera7713/
Zaffiry7712/
Zhafiry7711/
Safirza7710/
Szafera7710/
Saffira779/
Safiraj778/
Sayfira778/
Safirat778/
Szafiro778/
Zafeera777/
Zhafiri776/
Zafirou774/
Zaffera773/
Zafieri773/
Tzafera772/
Zaphira772/
Safaira771/
Sawfira771/
Zoufira771/
Zafeiro771/
Zafiriș771/
Zafirys771/
Djafira771/
Zeafera771/
Saufira771/
Zafeiris713,035/
Sahfitra7149/
Zaffiris7148/
Sahafira7123/
Shafirah7121/
Saifitra7116/
Shafitra7110/
Zaffirio7110/
Sasfitra715/
Chafirat714/
Shafiera714/
Sahfirah713/
Zosfitra712/
Safairad712/
Tzaferai712/
Shahfira712/
Zafeeraa712/
Zafeirou711/
Zafirisz711/
Shafirat711/
Shafiraz711/
Safiri671,971/
Safura671,687/
Safera67347/
Zefiro67143/
Jafiri67120/
Safiro6797/
Safire6785/
Zaferi6769/
Jofira6750/
Sofira6745/
Jafiry6741/
Jafire6718/
Sefira6717/
Safyra6716/
Cafera6712/
Zafyry675/
Zafere674/
Zefera674/
Zafero673/
Jafera672/
Zafery672/
Safiry672/
Cafiro672/
Jafiro671/
Zafyri671/
Shaffiera671/
Shafierra671/
Shafiorah671/
Shahfirah671/

Zafira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zafira in the Hindi language
ज़फीराzaphira-
Zafira in the Russian language
Зафираzafira-

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