Zarf Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Qatar

Zarf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zarf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey721:1,080,85347,659
Afghanistan421:765,5528,131
Iran371:2,075,20373,016
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Palestine71:649,83613,939
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Zarf (420) may also be a first name.

Zarf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zarf (Arabic: ظرف) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zarf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,163,787th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 35,549,004 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Zarf reside; 51 percent reside in West Asia and 45 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 419,319th most widely held first name in the world, held by 420 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 1,080,853. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Hatay Province, where 67 percent reside, Duzce Province, where 28 percent reside and Gaziantep Province, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey Zarf is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 20 percent reside and Iran, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szarf89313/
Zarwf8931/
Zarft8915/
Zarfs897/
Tzarf893/
Zairf892/
Zarfe892/
Dzarf891/
Zaarf891/
Rzarf891/
Zarfsh8025/
Szarff808/
Zarffs802/
Zarb754,020/
Jarf75669/
Sarf75576/
Zerf75452/
Šarf7555/
Carf7528/
Čarf753/
Zarw752/
Zorf751/
Zearfss730/
Sharf6718,641/
Scarf67895/
Sarff67809/
Charf67470/
Tzerf67114/
Carfì6749/
Zerff6744/
Carff6738/
Sarfe6726/
Jarfe6720/
Szorf6718/
Sarrf6712/
Sahrf678/
Zarwp677/
Jarwf676/
Djarf676/
Sairf676/
Saarf675/
Zahrw674/
Saurf674/
Hzarw673/
Searf673/
Carrf672/
Zaarb671/
Sjarf671/
Sarwf671/
Tsarf671/
Zehrf671/
Jarff671/
Jarft671/
Sarfs671/
Sarft670/

Zarf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zarf in the Arabic language
ظرفzrf-

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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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  • 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 Zarf
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