Zalfen Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zalfen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zalfen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1631:493,89942,398
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Zalfen Last Name Facts

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

Zalfen occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zalfen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zalfen is the 1,168,344th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Zalfen reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Zalfen is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 493,899. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 94 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 4 percent live. Excluding Germany Zalfen occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Zalfen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zalfen last name are 37.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 84.62% registered with the political party.

Zalfen earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.08% more than the national average, earning $62,599 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salfen83171/
Jalfen8331/
Zalfin835/
Chalfen77157/
Zalfina77104/
Tsalfen771/
Callfen771/
Salfeen771/
Zolfn731/
Calfin671,686/
Jalfin6752/
Zolfin6728/
Salfin6724/
Solfen6717/
Calfín672/
Colfen670/
Chalfin62783/
Salfina62110/
Calphen6242/
Jalffin6222/
Jalphen624/
Collfen621/
Shalfina5731/
Chalfina575/
Chalffin570/
Chalfint570/
Colfin5037/
Jalfim5034/
Solfin5019/
Jolfin502/
Salfim500/

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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 Zalfen
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