Zalafah Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Zalafah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
Zalafah (16) may also be a first name.
Zalafah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zalafah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zalafah is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zalafah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Zalafah reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Zalafah is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used given name globally, borne by 16 people.
The surname Zalafah is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 8,038,296. In Afghanistan it is mostly concentrated in: Nangarhar, where 50 percent live, Kabul, where 25 percent live and Paktika, where 25 percent live. Outside of Afghanistan it is found in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 50 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zalafa | 92 | 5 | / |
| Zalaifa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Zalafay | 86 | 3 | / |
| Zalefa | 77 | 45 | / |
| Calafa | 77 | 42 | / |
| Callafa | 71 | 70 | / |
| Zaleefa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chalafa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dzelafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Calaffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsalafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsallafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caliaffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Calafà | 62 | 6 | / |
| Zalofo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Zelefa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Callofa | 57 | 71 | / |
| Chalofa | 57 | 22 | / |
| Zelefai | 57 | 20 | / |
| Callafo | 57 | 3 | / |
| Dzelafo | 57 | 3 | / |
| Zeloufa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tsalafos | 53 | 21 | / |
| Tsalafou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Zaloufou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chalapha | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chailapho | 50 | 14 | / |
| Chailapha | 50 | 1 | / |
| Tsaloufas | 50 | 1 | / |
| Tsialafou | 50 | 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 Zalafah
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