Zaft Surname

674,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zaft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1691:476,36441,414
United States1601:2,265,368141,469
Canada381:969,62173,252
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
England81:6,964,757184,742
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Zaft Last Name Facts

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

Zaft (Arabic: زفط, Russian: Зафт) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaft? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 674,066th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 16,450,442 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Zaft are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 169 people, or 1 in 476,364. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 25 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 18 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live. Besides Germany Zaft occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Zaft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zaft has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 16,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zaft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zaft are 7.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zaft earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.85% more than the national average, earning $48,692 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $48,552 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zafft89191/
Zauft8961/
Zajft892/
Zafth891/
Ziaft891/
Czaft891/
Zaf86333/
Zapf7510,519/
Zafe753,684/
Zaaf752,665/
Saft752,077/
Zaif751,100/
Zaff75250/
Ziaf75140/
Zafz7560/
Zabt7556/
Zajf7535/
Zeft7533/
Jaft7527/
Zauf7519/
Zeaf7510/
Caft759/
Zoft755/
Zhaf755/
Zawt755/
Zavt754/
Rzaf753/
Zavf752/
Zjaf752/
Zafh752/
Zsaf752/
Hzaf752/
Zatf751/
Zaâf751/
Zadf751/
Zafs751/
Zaçf751/
Zafp750/
Zapfe671,035/
Safth67984/
Shaft67671/
Zayıf67546/
Zaffe6779/
Zeafe6763/
Zapff6760/
Zajbt6743/
Safft6742/
Zaiff6724/
Tsaft6714/
Safte6713/
Zaphf6711/
Chaft678/
Zeift678/
Zaaaf675/
Zhaif675/
Zabth674/
Zajfe674/
Jafth673/
Sauft672/
Jafte672/
Szoft672/
Zofft671/
Zaisf671/
Zaafe671/
Zahàf671/
Ziaaf671/
Zhabt671/
Zaife671/
Zafsh671/
Zabtt671/
Zazff671/
Jafft671/
Hzafh671/
Zefft670/
Scaft670/
Caaft670/

Zaft Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zaft in the Russian language
Зафтzaft-
Zaft in the Arabic language
زفطzft-

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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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  • 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 Zaft
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