Zafra Surname
Approximately 29,295 people bear this surname
Zafra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 10,369 | 1:9,764 | 916 |
| Spain | 10,208 | 1:4,580 | 570 |
| Colombia | 2,007 | 1:23,804 | 1,698 |
| Mexico | 1,877 | 1:66,130 | 3,035 |
| Peru | 1,870 | 1:16,997 | 2,091 |
| United States | 858 | 1:422,446 | 36,582 |
| Venezuela | 511 | 1:59,108 | 2,744 |
| France | 382 | 1:173,881 | 27,071 |
| Brazil | 241 | 1:888,275 | 31,950 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Argentina | 171 | 1:249,961 | 20,264 |
| Dominican Republic | 92 | 1:113,401 | 4,751 |
| Canada | 84 | 1:438,638 | 38,170 |
| Cuba | 53 | 1:217,410 | 4,483 |
| Ecuador | 41 | 1:387,947 | 9,859 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Pakistan | 39 | 1:4,580,612 | 30,982 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Afghanistan | 21 | 1:1,531,104 | 12,360 |
| Uruguay | 21 | 1:163,417 | 13,939 |
| Niger | 20 | 1:959,601 | 21,357 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Zafra (1,004) may also be a first name.
Zafra Demographics
Average Zafra Salary in
United States
$45,716 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Zafra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zafra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zafra (Arabic: ظفري, Hindi: ज़फ़रा) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Zafra click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zafra? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 18,806th most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 248,764 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 36 percent of Zafra reside; 35 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 35 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 253,918th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 1,004 people.
The last name Zafra is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 10,369 people, or 1 in 9,764. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Central Visayas, where 19 percent are found, Central Luzon, where 16 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 14 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines Zafra exists in 70 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 35 percent are found and Colombia, where 7 percent are found.
Zafra Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Zafra last name are 40.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.85% registered with the political party.
The amount Zafra earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 3.4% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,045 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.09% more than the national average, earning $22,723,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.95% more than the national average, earning $45,716 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.11% more than the national average, earning $54,706 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zafra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zafra in the Hindi language | ||
| ज़फ़रा | zafara | 82.76 |
| जाफरा | japhara | 10.34 |
| ज़ाफरा | zaphara | 3.45 |
| जफर | japhara | 3.45 |
| Zafra in the Arabic language | ||
| ظفري | zfry | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zafra
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