Zeferino Surname

10,106th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Angola

Zeferino Surname User-submission:

Comes from the Greek, zefrynus, meaning 'the God of the the storm'. It also means 'dedicated to the winds'.

Zeferino Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil22,0411:9,713568
Angola13,6061:1,984352
Mexico10,0101:12,4001,168
Mozambique8,6521:3,151752
Portugal9061:11,499960
United States2811:1,289,88990,528
France801:830,28498,964
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
England211:2,653,24194,788
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Suriname41:138,1547,029
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Monaco11:37,0664,748
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Zeferino (58,452) may also be a first name.

Zeferino Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Comes from the Greek, zefrynus, meaning 'the God of the the storm'. It also means 'dedicated to the winds'.

- rikko

Zeferino Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zeferino (Marathi: झेफेरीनो) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zeferino? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,106th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 130,784 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Zeferino are found; 40 percent are found in Southern Africa and 40 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 16,198th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 58,452 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 22,041 people, or 1 in 9,713. In Brazil Zeferino is most common in: São Paulo, where 22 percent live, Santa Catarina, where 17 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 15 percent live. Outside of Brazil it exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 24 percent live and Mexico, where 18 percent live.

Zeferino Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zeferino last name are 5.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.18% registered to vote for the party.

Zeferino earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.05% less than the national average, earning $28,889 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zefferino94311/
Zeferrino942/
Zeeferino942/
Zefherino941/
Zeferinho941/
Zefeirino941/
Zheferino941/
Czeferino941/
Ceferino884,543/
Zeferina88227/
Zefirino8882/
Ziferino8829/
Zefereno881/
Cefferino829/
Zifferino821/
Cheferrino7820/
Chefferino781/
Zifirino75537/
Ceferina7555/
Zefirina7510/
Ziferina752/
Cefirino752/
Zepherina7112/
Zipherino711/
Zifirina633/
Cifirino632/

Zeferino Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zeferino in the Marathi language
झेफेरीनोjhepherino50
जेफेरीनोjepherino50

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