Zafuan Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Zafuan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 31 | 1:951,427 | 42,969 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Zafuan (48) may also be a first name.
Zafuan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zafuan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zafuan is found most in Malaysia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zafuan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,485,539th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Zafuan occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Zafuan live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 97 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Zafuan is also the 1,448,253rd most widespread first name internationally, held by 48 people.
The surname is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 951,427. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 32 percent live, Pahang, where 23 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 13 percent live. Excluding Malaysia it is found in one country. It is also common in Argentina, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaffuan | 92 | 14 | / |
| Safuan | 83 | 1,948 | / |
| Zafwan | 83 | 16 | / |
| Zabuan | 83 | 6 | / |
| Saffuan | 77 | 107 | / |
| Shafuan | 77 | 55 | / |
| Sjafuan | 77 | 52 | / |
| Safuaan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dzafwan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safwuan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saufuan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saifuan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shahfuan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shaufuan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shafuaan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sauffuan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safwan | 67 | 11,730 | / |
| Safuanova | 67 | 1,131 | / |
| Sofuan | 67 | 364 | / |
| Sabuan | 67 | 345 | / |
| Zabban | 67 | 54 | / |
| Javuan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafwan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Zafuan
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