Zalfi Surname

588,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Zalfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zalfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran5101:150,55413,204
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zalfi (128) may also be a first name.

Zalfi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zalfi is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zalfi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zalfi is the 588,441st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 13,724,192 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Zalfi are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 821,896th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 128 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 510 people, or 1 in 150,554. In Iran Zalfi is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 24 percent live, East Azerbaijan Province, where 19 percent live and West Azerbaijan Province, where 12 percent live. Besides Iran Zalfi exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 2 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salfi802,434/
Zolfi80609/
Zalfa80184/
Jalfi8020/
Calfi8015/
Zalfe801/
Xalfi801/
Scalfi73907/
Cialfi73462/
Jalfai73370/
Shalfi73351/
Chalfi73247/
Calfui73135/
Salfai7364/
Salfit7316/
Dzalfa7313/
Zalfaa738/
Jalfhi735/
Salfii734/
Salfie733/
Caulfi732/
Zoulfi731/
Zalfeh731/
Sallfi731/
Salfio731/
Zalfer731/
Calfie730/
Salfoi730/
Scalffi673/
Shalfei672/
Shalfit671/
Salfich671/

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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 Zalfi
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