Zafran Surname
Approximately 4,220 people bear this surname
Zafran Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 1,912 | 1:93,433 | 3,070 |
| Sri Lanka | 585 | 1:35,570 | 4,375 |
| Israel | 310 | 1:27,605 | 4,005 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| United States | 178 | 1:2,036,286 | 130,241 |
| Yemen | 161 | 1:164,132 | 7,832 |
| Philippines | 101 | 1:1,002,359 | 86,102 |
| England | 98 | 1:568,552 | 34,674 |
| United Arab Emirates | 96 | 1:95,440 | 8,441 |
| Malaysia | 79 | 1:373,345 | 19,730 |
| Turkey | 74 | 1:1,051,641 | 46,826 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Slovenia | 72 | 1:34,551 | 6,690 |
| Argentina | 65 | 1:657,591 | 45,740 |
| France | 41 | 1:1,620,066 | 149,911 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Afghanistan | 12 | 1:2,679,432 | 17,028 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Žafran (276) & Zafrán (1) are calculated separately.
Zafran (5,052) may also be a first name.
Zafran Demographics
Zafran Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Zafran Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zafran Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zafran (Arabic: زفران, Bengali: জাফরান, Hindi: ज़फ़रन, Oriya: ଜାଫାନ, Russian: Зафран) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Žafran or Zafrán. For other potential spellings of Zafran click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zafran? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zafran is the 110,197th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,726,907 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Zafran are found; 60 percent are found in South Asia and 46 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 95,607th most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 5,052 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 1,912 people, or 1 in 93,433. In Pakistan it is most common in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 42 percent live, Punjab, where 33 percent live and Sindh, where 8 percent live. Other than Pakistan Zafran is found in 43 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 14 percent live and Israel, where 7 percent live.
Zafran Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Zafran are 18.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.74% being registered with the political party.
The amount Zafran earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.39% less than the national average, earning $42,982 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.15% less than the national average, earning $42,154 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zafran Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zafran in the Bengali language | ||
| জাফরান | japharana | - |
| Zafran in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାଫାନ | japhana | - |
| Zafran in the Hindi language | ||
| ज़फ़रन | zafarana | 77.78 |
| जाफरान | japharana | 14.81 |
| ज़फरन | zapharana | 3.7 |
| ज़ाफरान | zapharana | 3.7 |
| Zafran in the Russian language | ||
| Зафран | zafran | - |
| Zafran in the Arabic language | ||
| زفران | zfran | - |
| ظفران | zfran | - |
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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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- 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 Zafran
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