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 held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zalfi? popularity and diffusion

Zalfi is the 588,441st most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,724,192 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Zalfi reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 821,896th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 128 people.

The last name is most widely held in Iran, where it is borne by 510 people, or 1 in 150,554. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 24 percent reside, East Azerbaijan Province, where 19 percent reside and West Azerbaijan Province, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 2 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

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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