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 surname Zafr (Arabic: زفر, Hindi: जाफर) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Zafr click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zafr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,701,480th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Zafr live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 537,992nd most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 273 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 1,984,932. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 80 percent live, Sindh, where 11 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 8 percent live. Outside of Pakistan it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

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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