Zefa Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Zefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 54 | 1:3,964,339 | 108,357 |
| Zimbabwe | 43 | 1:359,029 | 33,752 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Zefa (1,153) may also be a first name.
Zefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zefa (Russian: Зефа) is found most frequently in Brazil. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zefa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zefa is the 1,428,594th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Zefa live; 36 percent live in South America and 36 percent live in Luso-South America. Zefa is also the 234,291st most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 1,153 people.
The last name is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 3,964,339. In Brazil it is most common in: Paraná, where 59 percent reside, São Paulo, where 33 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 6 percent reside. Beside Brazil it occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 28 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zefa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zefa in the Russian language | ||
| Зефа | zefa | - |
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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 Zefa
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