Zafu Surname

51,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,026 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Zafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia9,9811:9,7731,467
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
France31:22,140,907385,998
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Zafu (4,777) may also be a first name.

Zafu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zafu is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zafu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 51,133rd most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 726,865 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zafu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 98,945th most common given name internationally, borne by 4,777 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 9,981 people, or 1 in 9,773. Apart from Ethiopia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaifu8910/
Zafou899/
Zafuz891/
Zafui891/
Zafau891/
Zaffou80279/
Zhafuh80183/
Tzafou8041/
Zafahu805/
Zafoud802/
Zahafu802/
Zaifud801/
Zahfou801/
Zaafut801/
Tzafuy801/
Zaifau801/
Safu751,773/
Jafu751,028/
Cafu75429/
Zefu7597/
Zofu755/
Xafu751/
Zaifout734/
Zaifudd731/
Zaafout731/
Safou677,127/
Safui672,201/
Saefu671,098/
Jaffu67945/
Saifu67596/
Siafu67481/
Chafu67458/
Tsafu67272/
Shafu67254/
Sayfu67189/
Caffu67159/
Safau67150/
Cafeu6792/
Zofou6769/
Jaifu6754/
Saffu6747/
Jawfu6729/
Jafeu6727/
Šafus6727/
Caifu6726/
Scafu6722/
Saafu6720/
Jafou6714/
Safud6711/
Cafuy6710/
Jafau678/
Safeu676/
Seafu676/
Tjafu675/
Saufu675/
Safuh675/
Jafui674/
Zaphu674/
Safus673/
Cafou672/
Zafoe672/
Zoufu672/
Safut672/
Ssafu671/
Jafud671/
Zuifu671/
Satfu671/
Jaafu671/
Safuy671/
Zuofu671/
Jayfu671/
Safup671/
Zefeu671/
Zeefu671/
Jafus671/
Sapfu671/

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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 Zafu
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