Zanfar Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Zanfar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zanfar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Zanfar (159) may also be a first name.

Zanfar Last Name Facts

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

Zanfar is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zanfar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zanfar is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Zanfar reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 727,628th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 159 people.

It is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,330,486. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 38 percent reside, Punjab, where 38 percent reside and Sindh, where 25 percent reside. Not including Pakistan this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zahanfar861/
Janfar835,017/
Sanfar8329/
Canfar831/
Chanfar77166/
Djanfar7751/
Sanfare7727/
Shanfar778/
Zanfour773/
Sainfar772/
Cianfar772/
Zamfare772/
Gianfar771/
Sanfair770/
Sanfear770/
Sanfard770/
Sainfard7119/
Djanffar716/
Djaanfar715/
Djanfare711/
Shanfarz711/
Shahnfar711/
Jaanfear710/
Zamfor67129/
Confar6761/
Canfor6748/
Jamfar6737/
Janfor6723/
Samfar6723/
Sanfor6719/
Canfarova675/
Shahanfar672/
Jahanfarz671/
Sanfarova671/
Jaãfar671/
Sonfar671/

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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 Zanfar
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis