Zafr Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Zafr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zafr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan901:1,984,93219,183
India71:109,580,769786,157
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Zafr (273) may also be a first name.

Zafr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zafr (Arabic: زفر, Hindi: जाफर) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zafr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,701,480th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Zafr are found; 86 percent are found in South Asia and 81 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Zafr is also the 537,992nd most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 273 people.

The surname Zafr is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 1,984,932. In Pakistan Zafr is most common in: Punjab, where 80 percent reside, Sindh, where 11 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 8 percent reside. Other than Pakistan this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Zafr Last Name Statistics demography

Zafr earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.81% less than the national average, earning $21,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaffr892/
Zaifr891/
Zaifer8035/
Zajfrt807/
Zajfer805/
Tzaafr801/
Szaifr801/
Jafr75616/
Šafr75314/
Safr75123/
Zofr751/
Zaiffer732/
Szajfer731/
Jaffr6756/
Sajfr6718/
Jaafr6716/
Shafr6716/
Saifr675/
Záfer673/
Djafr672/
Jafrh671/
Safhr671/
Saefr671/
Safrp671/
Csafr671/
Saffr671/
Caffr671/
Safrd671/
Šaffr671/

Zafr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zafr in the Hindi language
जाफरjaphara57.69
ज़ाफरzaphara42.31
Zafr in the Arabic language
زفرzfr-

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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 Zafr
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