Zalfaqar Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Zalfaqar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Zalfaqar Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan3311:97,1402,547
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733

Zalfaqar (140) may also be a first name.

Zalfaqar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zalfaqar is more frequently found in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Zalfaqar.

How Common Is The Last Name Zalfaqar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 820,032nd most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 21,497,186 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Zalfaqar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 781,395th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 140 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 331 people, or 1 in 97,140. In Afghanistan Zalfaqar is primarily concentrated in: Kabul, where 27 percent reside, Panjshir, where 12 percent reside and Nangarhar, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Afghanistan it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaulfaqar941/
Zolfaqar889/
Zalfakar882/
Zoulfaqar823/
Zolfakar75324/
Jalfakar755/
Zalfekar751/
Zoolfakar712/
Zoulfakhar671/
Salfekar6317/
Zolfokar631/
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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 Zalfaqar
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