Zaforas Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Zaforas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaforas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1271:368,12620,695
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Peru101:3,178,41230,046

The alternate forms: Záforas (2) & Zàforas (1) are calculated separately.

Zaforas Last Name Facts

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

Zaforas is found most in Spain. It may appear as a variant: Záforas or Zàforas. Click here for further potential spellings of Zaforas.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaforas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,447,279th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Zaforas are found; 86 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 86 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The surname Zaforas is most frequent in Spain, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 368,126. In Spain it is mostly found in: Catalonia, where 39 percent reside, Aragon, where 35 percent reside and Madrid, where 19 percent reside. Barring Spain this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uruguay, where 7 percent reside and Peru, where 7 percent reside.

Zaforas Last Name Statistics demography

Zaforas earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Peru they earn 68.7% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,702 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Záforas952/
Zàforas951/
Zafora9258/
Zaffora86359/
Saforas8676/
Zafaras8647/
Zaforah861/
Caforas861/
Zafoora861/
Tzafaras8010/
Cafouras809/
Tzaferas805/
Safora77383/
Cafora77329/
Zafara77154/
Safoora71637/
Zaferos7128/
Saforah7124/
Scafora7124/
Xafaras7121/
Jafoura7111/
Safaras718/
Zaafara715/
Saifora713/
Saffora713/
Zajforoush712/
Zafaraa711/
Sáforas711/
Caffora711/
Saforra711/
Saforaz711/
Tsafaras67310/
Tzaferos67207/
Jaafoura6749/
Shafaras6735/
Safarash6727/
Cafouros6725/
Zafarzai6720/
Saffaras6710/
Siafaras675/
Şaforost674/
Xhafaras673/
Zadfaraj672/
Saforost672/
Shaforos672/
Safourah672/
Zaafaray671/
Safourha671/
Safooraa671/
Djafoura671/
Zafarzah671/
Saforaah671/

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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 Zaforas
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis