Zafran Surname

110,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Zafran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zafran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,9121:93,4333,070
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
Israel3101:27,6054,005
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
Yemen1611:164,1327,832
Philippines1011:1,002,35986,102
England981:568,55234,674
United Arab Emirates961:95,4408,441
Malaysia791:373,34519,730
Turkey741:1,051,64146,826
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Slovenia721:34,5516,690
Argentina651:657,59145,740
France411:1,620,066149,911
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
India171:45,121,493474,784
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Žafran (276) & Zafrán (1) are calculated separately.

Zafran (5,052) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žafran94276/
Zafrán941/
Szafran926,347/
Zafraan923,405/
Zaafran92291/
Zaffran92260/
Zafrane92165/
Zhafran92127/
Zahfran9226/
Zafranh9212/
Zaifran927/
Zafrhan922/
Dzafran922/
Zafrain921/
Zafrann921/
Zaufran921/
Zaafraan862,174/
Zaafrane86476/
Zaffrann8676/
Zaafrann864/
Zaffrahn862/
Zafranqh862/
Zaffrane861/
Zahfraan861/
Zahafran861/
Zafraane861/
Zafrahan861/
Safran838,722/
Šafran83872/
Jafran83773/
Zefran8349/
Zafron8342/
Cafran8321/
Zofran837/
Şafran834/
Zafram832/
Zéfran831/
Shafran774,004/
Saffran771,586/
Szafron77536/
Jafrane77251/
Szofran77135/
Zaffron7749/
Jaffran7744/
Jaafran7735/
Zaffram7731/
Chafran7722/
Safrang7714/
Zafroon778/
Safrain776/
Safraan776/
Safrane775/
Djafran772/
Saifran772/
Jaufran772/
Safrand772/
Sahfran771/
Jafraan771/
Scafran771/
Szafram771/
Jafrain771/
Jahfran771/
Zefhran771/
Zefrain771/
Zaafram771/
Safrean771/
Zeefran771/
Caffran770/
Szafranová751/
Szafranowa751/
Schafran71223/
Jaffrain71188/
Shaffran71151/
Jaafrane71136/
Saffrahn7128/
Shadfran7112/
Saffrhan715/
Safrahan715/
Saffrean711/
Saffrran711/
Cshafran711/
Shafrank711/
Shafraan711/
Zoufrane711/
Safranck711/
Chafrane711/
Cauffran710/
Safron67861/
Schaffran67506/
Sofran67414/
Cofran67272/
Žefran67152/
Šafranová6778/
Safranova6775/
Zefron6733/
Şofran6732/
Sefran6715/
Šofran6714/
Safrattin6710/
Schafrank6710/
Šafrán6710/
Shaffrank678/
Šáfran678/
Schafrann677/
Jaffraint675/
Jofran675/
Schafrand674/
Safram673/
Jafron672/
Shawfrank672/
Sauffrant671/
Zafronova671/
Shafranck671/
Cafron671/
Şafranova671/
Safranowa671/
Jafram670/
Cauffrain670/

Zafran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zafran in the Bengali language
জাফরানjapharana-
Zafran in the Oriya language
ଜାଫାନjaphana-
Zafran in the Hindi language
ज़फ़रनzafarana77.78
जाफरानjapharana14.81
ज़फरनzapharana3.7
ज़ाफरानzapharana3.7
Zafran in the Russian language
Зафранzafran-
Zafran in the Arabic language
زفرانzfran-
ظفرانzfran-

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