Zafou Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Zafou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Zafou (10) may also be a first name.
Zafou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zafou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zafou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﺍﻓﻮ) is held by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Zafou.
How Common Is The Last Name Zafou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zafou reside; 44 percent reside in North Africa and 44 percent reside in Mahgreb. Zafou is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name on earth, borne by 10 people.
The last name is most widely held in Morocco, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 8,619,025. Beside Morocco this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 22 percent reside and Niger, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zafou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zafou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺯﺍﻓﻮ | zafw | - |
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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 Zafou
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