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 last name Zarfa (Hindi: ज़रफा) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zarfa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zarfa is the 3,602,217th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Zarfa are found; 57 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 57 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 223,865th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 1,245 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 7,779,364. In Indonesia Zarfa is most common in: Central Java, where 100 percent reside. Not including Indonesia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 10 percent reside and Lebanon, where 10 percent reside.

Zarfa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Zarfa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zarfa last name fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zarfa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Zarfa surname is primarily 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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