Zarfa Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Zarfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zarfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Zarfa (1,245) may also be a first name.

Zarfa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zarfa (Hindi: ज़रफा) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Zarfa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zarfa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most common last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Zarfa live; 57 percent live in Southeast Asia and 57 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Zarfa is also the 223,865th most frequent given name globally. It is borne by 1,245 people.

This last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 7,779,364. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Central Java, where 100 percent reside. Beside Indonesia Zarfa occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 10 percent reside and Lebanon, where 10 percent reside.

Zarfa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Zarfa has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zarfa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Zarfa last name is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zarfas9160/
Zarfat9112/
Zharfa913/
Zarfah912/
Zahrfa911/
Szarfat831/
Zearfas830/
Zarfass830/
Zerfa803,612/
Zorfa80335/
Sarfa80157/
Zarfi80114/
Jarfa8062/
Carfa8056/
Zarfe802/
Zarfo801/
Zearfaus7742/
Zearfass770/
Sarfoa73569/
Charfa73273/
Sharfa73188/
Sarfat73171/
Sarfas73149/
Sarfaz73134/
Zarfos7384/
Zorfas7360/
Sarfaj7347/
Jarfaz7337/
Jarfas7333/
Zarfes7330/
Sarfah7325/
Jarfau735/
Zharfi734/
Sarfad734/
Sarrfa733/
Zarfis733/
Scarfa732/
Tsarfa731/
Tzerfa731/
Jarfay731/
Cairfa731/
Sarfha731/
Sairfa731/
Djarfa731/
Ciarfa731/
Jarfat731/
Zarfou731/
Zearfauss710/
Zarfoss67101/
Sharfat6799/
Charfas6729/
Jarfaut6724/
Zorfass6718/
Sharfas6715/
Charfah679/
Zaharfy679/
Sharfaz678/
Sarfaiz675/
Sarfaaz674/
Sarfaaj673/
Sarfeaz672/
Sharfaa672/
Sarrfaz671/
Charfat671/
Charfaz671/
Sarfash671/
Sarfatt671/
Sharfad671/
Sharfaj671/
Sharfai671/
Charffa671/
Sairfaz671/
Sarfazz671/
Zarfeeh671/
Searfas670/
Zarfoos670/

Zarfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zarfa in the Hindi language
ज़रफाzarapha-

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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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  • 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 Zarfa
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