Zarf Surname
Approximately 205 people bear this surname
Zarf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 72 | 1:1,080,853 | 47,659 |
| Afghanistan | 42 | 1:765,552 | 8,131 |
| Iran | 37 | 1:2,075,203 | 73,016 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Palestine | 7 | 1:649,836 | 13,939 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
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) is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Zarf.
How Common Is The Last Name Zarf? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,163,787th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. The last name is predominantly found 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 common first name in the world, borne by 420 people.
The surname is most frequent in Turkey, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 1,080,853. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Hatay Province, where 67 percent live, Duzce Province, where 28 percent live and Gaziantep Province, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 20 percent live and Iran, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Szarf | 89 | 313 | / |
| Zarwf | 89 | 31 | / |
| Zarft | 89 | 15 | / |
| Zarfs | 89 | 7 | / |
| Tzarf | 89 | 3 | / |
| Zairf | 89 | 2 | / |
| Zarfe | 89 | 2 | / |
| Dzarf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zaarf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rzarf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zarfsh | 80 | 25 | / |
| Szarff | 80 | 8 | / |
| Zarffs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zarb | 75 | 4,020 | / |
| Jarf | 75 | 669 | / |
| Sarf | 75 | 576 | / |
| Zerf | 75 | 452 | / |
| Šarf | 75 | 55 | / |
| Carf | 75 | 28 | / |
| Čarf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Zarw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zorf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zearfss | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sharf | 67 | 18,641 | / |
| Scarf | 67 | 895 | / |
| Sarff | 67 | 809 | / |
| Charf | 67 | 470 | / |
| Tzerf | 67 | 114 | / |
| Carfì | 67 | 49 | / |
| Zerff | 67 | 44 | / |
| Carff | 67 | 38 | / |
| Sarfe | 67 | 26 | / |
| Jarfe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Szorf | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sarrf | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sahrf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zarwp | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jarwf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Djarf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sairf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Saarf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zahrw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saurf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hzarw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Searf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Carrf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zaarb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjarf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarwf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsarf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zehrf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jarff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jarft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarfs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarft | 67 | 0 | / |
Zarf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zarf in the Arabic language | ||
| ظرف | zrf | - |
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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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