Zafo Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Zafo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zafo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Zafo (36) may also be a first name.

Zafo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zafo (Russian: Зафо) is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Zafo.

How Common Is The Last Name Zafo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Zafo reside; 57 percent reside in South Asia and 57 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Zafo is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 36 people.

The surname Zafo is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 16,076,592. In Afghanistan Zafo is mostly concentrated in: Khost, where 50 percent live and Paktia, where 50 percent live. Excluding Afghanistan this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 29 percent live and Brazil, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzafo8938/
Zaffo8921/
Ziafo8911/
Zafos8910/
Zafou899/
Zaifo893/
Zayfo892/
Zafoz891/
Zaffou80279/
Zaffos80117/
Tzafou8041/
Zafoot809/
Zafoud802/
Ziaffo801/
Dzaffo801/
Zahfou801/
Zaifoi801/
Safo7519,896/
Zafa75943/
Zefo7593/
Jafo7556/
Cafo7544/
Zofo7523/
Xafo752/
Šafo751/
Zaifout734/
Zaifood731/
Zaafood731/
Zaafout731/
Zahfosz730/
Safou677,127/
Saffo671,472/
Safoa671,260/
Caffo671,204/
Zofoa67583/
Zafad67516/
Zaafa67310/
Džafo67247/
Safos67233/
Shafo67162/
Zaffa67114/
Zaifa67114/
Djafo67111/
Tsafo6795/
Chafo6792/
Šaffo6774/
Zofou6769/
Zeffo6761/
Saifo6755/
Xhafo6749/
Safoz6749/
Scafo6745/
Seafo6743/
Tzafa6739/
Dzofo6734/
Zafat6733/
Safoh6732/
Zoufo6728/
Zafas6727/
Dzafa6721/
Jaffo6720/
Saufo6719/
Zayfa6718/
Sayfo6718/
Saafo6717/
Jafou6714/
Zahfa6713/
Saefo6712/
Zoffo6712/
Safoo6710/
Zafaa678/
Zafaz676/
Jafoo675/
Jaafo674/
Safot674/
Dzefo674/
Zefoo674/
Jasfo673/
Zeufo673/
Safoi673/
Jayfo673/
Zhafa673/
Cafou672/
Siafo672/
Tzofo672/
Jafoh672/
Safod671/
Safoy671/
Jafos671/
Zapho671/
Zafah671/
Zafau671/
Jaufo671/
Jhafo671/
Zasfa671/
Zuifo671/
Sahfo671/
Dsafo671/
Tjafo671/
Zuofo671/
Ziafa671/
Xapfo671/
Cafoy671/
Ciafo671/

Zafo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zafo in the Russian language
Зафоzafo-

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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 Zafo
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