Zaforteza Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Zaforteza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaforteza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1311:356,88620,305
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zaforteza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zaforteza occurs more in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaforteza? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,478,479th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. The surname Zaforteza is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Zaforteza reside; 92 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 92 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Spain, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 356,886. In Spain it is primarily found in: Balearic Islands, where 77 percent live, Madrid, where 9 percent live and Valencian Community, where 9 percent live. Not including Spain this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saforteza897/
Zafiratas671/

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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 Zaforteza
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