Zafiu Surname

346,411th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,056 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Zafiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zafiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,0001:20,0782,582
Austria211:405,49741,758
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Zafiu (14) may also be a first name.

Zafiu Last Name Facts

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

Zafiu is found most in Romania. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zafiu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 346,411th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,901,085 people. The surname Zafiu is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Zafiu live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in Romanian Europe. Zafiu is also the 3,024,661st most widespread given name in the world, held by 14 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Romania, where it is borne by 1,000 people, or 1 in 20,078. In Romania Zafiu is mostly found in: Călărași County, where 20 percent live, Prahova County, where 19 percent live and Argeș County, where 16 percent live. Other than Romania it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Zafiu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zafiu last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

Zafiu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.65% less than the national average, earning $39,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Safiu807,587/
Jafiu802/
Shafiu7338,168/
Safiou73659/
Sahfiu7345/
Safihu7319/
Saafiu739/
Safieu737/
Safiut736/
Safiua735/
Saifiu735/
Safoiu733/
Jafiou731/
Safiju731/
Sgafiu731/
Siafiu731/
Saufiu731/
Shaafiu6752/
Shafihu6745/
Shafiue6719/
Shaifiu6717/
Safihuh679/
Shaffiu678/
Shafius677/
Cafejiu676/
Sahafiu676/
Safihou674/
Shafieu672/
Sahfiue671/
Sahvfiu671/
Shafiuy671/
Shafi'u671/
Ciaffiu671/
Zoufiou671/
Tshafiu671/
Shasfiu671/
Sheafiu671/
Shafiuz671/
Chafius670/

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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 Zafiu
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