Zafoor Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Zafoor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zafoor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan371:4,828,21331,875
Afghanistan231:1,397,96411,714
India51:153,413,076951,030
England21:27,859,030389,889

Zafoor (179) may also be a first name.

Zafoor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zafoor is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zafoor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zafoor is the 2,333,370th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname Zafoor occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Zafoor reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Zafoor is also the 681,368th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 179 people.

Zafoor is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 4,828,213. In Pakistan Zafoor is primarily found in: Punjab, where 51 percent live, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 19 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 19 percent live. Apart from Pakistan this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 34 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaifoor924/
Zhafoor922/
Zafhoor921/
Zaafoor921/
Zafor913,131/
Zafour83399/
Safoor83231/
Cafoor8326/
Jafoor8313/
Zhafor836/
Zaffor832/
Zafore832/
Zefoor831/
Szafor831/
Zafort830/
Caffoor771,414/
Zaafour771,307/
Szaforz77269/
Shafoor77124/
Saifoor7757/
Zaffore7732/
Jaffoor7710/
Sayfoor777/
Chafoor774/
Zaffour773/
Saffoor772/
Dzhafor771/
Ziafour771/
Zaifour771/
Cafoorr771/
Zafoure771/
Jasfoor771/
Zafar73271,146/
Jafor733,968/
Safor73160/
Zafur7319/
Zefor737/
Cafor733/
Čafor732/
Ćafor732/
Zofor731/
Czawford711/
Sgaffoor711/
Saiffoor711/
Zaffoure711/
Zaafoure711/
Shahfoor711/
Zaffar677,219/
Safore67577/
Jafour67554/
Zaafar67330/
Sefoor67292/
Tzafar67292/
Zadfar67290/
Safour67285/
Ziafar67271/
Shafor67230/
Jaafor67181/
Zafarz6792/
Zafare6781/
Zaufar6750/
Chafor6735/
Szafar6725/
Zahfar6724/
Saffor6720/
Safort6716/
Zhafar6715/
Zafaar6710/
Jaffor6710/
Saford679/
Zaifur678/
Zaphor676/
Dzafar676/
Zayfar676/
Seafor675/
Ceafor675/
Jayfor675/
Zafhar675/
Zaifar675/
Cafour674/
Zafarr673/
Zoofar673/
Saifor672/
Jafore672/
Zefour672/
Schafoort672/
Sahfor672/
Djafor672/
Zafart672/
Sayfor671/
Safoir671/
Jaford671/
Zoefor671/
Jaforr671/
Zafasr671/
Caffor671/
Zatfar671/
Zazfar671/
Zeafar671/
Saforz671/
Safhor671/
Szofor671/
Caifor671/
Csafor671/
Zzafar671/
Zasfar671/
Caufor670/
Saufor670/

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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 Zafoor
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