Zafra Surname

18,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Spain

Zafra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zafra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines10,3691:9,764916
Spain10,2081:4,580570
Colombia2,0071:23,8041,698
Mexico1,8771:66,1303,035
Peru1,8701:16,9972,091
United States8581:422,44636,582
Venezuela5111:59,1082,744
France3821:173,88127,071
Brazil2411:888,27531,950
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Argentina1711:249,96120,264
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Canada841:438,63838,170
Cuba531:217,4104,483
Ecuador411:387,9479,859
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Pakistan391:4,580,61230,982
England271:2,063,63279,942
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Afghanistan211:1,531,10412,360
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
Niger201:959,60121,357
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
China41:341,830,39216,990
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Zafra (1,004) may also be a first name.

Zafra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zafra (Arabic: ظفري, Hindi: ज़फ़रा) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Zafra click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zafra? popularity and diffusion

Zafra is the 18,806th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 248,764 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 36 percent of Zafra are found; 35 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 35 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Zafra is also the 253,918th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 1,004 people.

The last name is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 10,369 people, or 1 in 9,764. In The Philippines Zafra is most frequent in: Central Visayas, where 19 percent live, Central Luzon, where 16 percent live and National Capital Region, where 14 percent live. Beside The Philippines Zafra exists in 70 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 35 percent live and Colombia, where 7 percent live.

Zafra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zafra surname are 40.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.85% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaffra9142/
Zaifra9124/
Zafras918/
Zafraz915/
Zafrat915/
Zafraa914/
Zafrah912/
Zafraj912/
Zafrad911/
Zhafrah8325/
Zaffrea8311/
Szafraz837/
Dzhafra834/
Zafraah832/
Zafraiz831/
Zaifrat831/
Szafraj831/
Szafrat831/
Zeafera831/
Zaafray831/
Safra803,240/
Jafra803,221/
Zafri802,195/
Zafry80650/
Cafra80125/
Šafra80120/
Zofra8031/
Zafre809/
Zefra805/
Zafro802/
Czasfrau771/
Zahdfraz771/
Safras732,815/
Zafree73660/
Safraz73564/
Zofrea73457/
Safrah73441/
Jaffra73405/
Zafred73232/
Safraj73138/
Safrai73119/
Saffra7397/
Zafret7371/
Chafra7368/
Shafra7361/
Zhafri7354/
Zaffri7337/
Zafris7322/
Jafrai7319/
Safrat7319/
Safray7318/
Zafrou7315/
Zafros7314/
Jaafra7313/
Zaifri7313/
Zaufre7311/
Safrad7310/
Zaafri7310/
Zafroh7310/
Safrau738/
Jafray738/
Zefrai738/
Zafrry736/
Jafraj735/
Safroa734/
Zaffry734/
Jafrat733/
Zhafro732/
Safraa732/
Zafrio732/
Zaafry732/
Zafreh732/
Ssafra731/
Tzofra731/
Šafrai731/
Siafra731/
Sapfra731/
Cafray731/
Zaffre731/
Zafroo731/
Zahfri731/
Jafrau731/
Djafra731/
Safra÷731/
Zafrie731/
Zaufri731/
Zapfri731/
Zapfry731/
Jafrad731/
Caffra730/
Zahdfrhad711/
Shafraz673,231/
Jaffray672,036/
Shafras67981/
Caffray67404/
Saffray67385/
Shafrai67230/
Shafray67179/
Chaffra6762/
Zafreez6750/
Zajfrid6745/
Zajfryd6736/
Zaffree6726/
Chafrat6724/
Jaffrai6724/
Safraud6721/
Sasfras6715/
Shafrat678/
Safraaz677/
Safraid677/
Safraiz677/
Shafraa676/
Shafraj675/
Zaffrey673/
Dzhafri672/
Shafrad672/
Zasfris672/
Saifraj672/
Djafrai672/
Zajfred672/
Zayfrid672/
Tzoufra672/
Chafrai672/
Satfraz672/
Saifrat671/
Sahafra671/
Sahfraj671/
Saffrai671/
Safraah671/
Safraaj671/
Safrraj671/
Saufraz671/
Satfraj671/
Zaffris671/
Schafra671/
Sayfraj671/
Shafrah671/
Djaafra671/
Shafrau671/
Zhofroa671/
Zasfriz671/
Zafrood671/
Zajfret671/
Shafroa671/
Safraut671/
Safrraz671/
Szafros671/
Jaafrah671/
Sazfraz671/
Sadfraz671/
Safrasd671/
Safrash671/
Shafrza671/
Zaffret671/
Zaffrie671/
Zafridd671/
Zaiferi671/
Zasfred671/
Zhaffry671/
Zhafrie671/
Zeafred671/
Dzhafry671/
Jaffraz671/
Jafraay671/
Jafraiz671/
Caffrea670/

Zafra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zafra in the Hindi language
ज़फ़राzafara82.76
जाफराjaphara10.34
ज़ाफराzaphara3.45
जफरjaphara3.45
Zafra in the Arabic language
ظفريzfry-

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