Zalafa Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Zalafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Zalafa (78) may also be a first name.
Zalafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zalafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zalafa is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zalafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zalafa is the 8,193,072nd most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Zalafa occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Zalafa live; 60 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Zalafa is also the 1,091,646th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 78 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 16,076,592. In Afghanistan Zalafa is mostly concentrated in: Herat, where 50 percent live and Khost, where 50 percent live. Not including Afghanistan it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 20 percent live and Israel, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zalafah | 92 | 8 | / |
| Zalaifa | 92 | 5 | / |
| Zalafay | 92 | 3 | / |
| Zalafat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Szalafai | 86 | 11 | / |
| Salafa | 83 | 99 | / |
| Zalafi | 83 | 46 | / |
| Zalefa | 83 | 45 | / |
| Calafa | 83 | 42 | / |
| Zalafe | 83 | 14 | / |
| Jalafa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Callafa | 77 | 70 | / |
| Zalaffi | 77 | 28 | / |
| Zalafie | 77 | 12 | / |
| Salafah | 77 | 11 | / |
| Salafai | 77 | 9 | / |
| Salaifa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Zallafi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Zolafga | 77 | 4 | / |
| Jalafah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Zaleefa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Chalafa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Calaffa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Salafat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jalafat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Salafea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tsalafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dzelafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zalafio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sialafau | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shalafat | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shalafah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shatlafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Szalafei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zolafgah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jalafash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsallafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zialaffi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caliaffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zallafer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salafi | 67 | 3,751 | / |
| Jalafi | 67 | 432 | / |
| Solafa | 67 | 356 | / |
| Salafy | 67 | 165 | / |
| Calafi | 67 | 57 | / |
| Calafe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Salafe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Zolafi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Shalafast | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jolafa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jalafe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Calafà | 67 | 6 | / |
| Salefa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Salofa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Calafí | 67 | 2 | / |
| Salafo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Xalafo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zalofo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Calafé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salafj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salafà | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zelefa | 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
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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 Zalafa
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