Zefir Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Zefir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zefir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zefir (226) may also be a first name.

Zefir Last Name Facts

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

Zefir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﻓﻴﺮ, Russian: Зефир) is most common in Argentina. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Zefir.

How Common Is The Last Name Zefir? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Zefir is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Zefir reside; 50 percent reside in South America and 50 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 598,137th most common first name internationally, borne by 226 people.

It is most commonly used in Argentina, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 8,548,683. In Argentina it is mostly found in: Santa Fe Province, where 80 percent are found and Buenos Aires Province, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Argentina Zefir exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent are found and Germany, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeffir918/
Zefire911/
Zefeir911/
Szefier831/
Zafir802,330/
Zefer8098/
Sefir8079/
Zifir8029/
Zofir805/
Gefir804/
Jefir803/
Zefre802/
Zefirova77343/
Szeffier771/
Zeifeirt770/
Zephir734,900/
Szefer731,877/
Zaifir73486/
Zahfir73309/
Zeffer73267/
Sefair73143/
Ziefer73133/
Zefert7354/
Zhafir7350/
Sefire7348/
Sefier7345/
Zaafir7344/
Zejfer7340/
Zeyfer7334/
Dzafir7331/
Shefir7330/
Zaffir7325/
Zeifer7325/
Dzofir7315/
Zofier7313/
Zefere7311/
Zafair738/
Seffir737/
Zeifyr735/
Zafier734/
Zefreh732/
Chefir731/
Sefirt731/
Zafirr731/
Zhofir731/
Sefgir731/
Sefeir731/
Zafeir731/
Jefirt730/
Zepfer730/
Zeffre730/
Zeyfert67692/
Zephier67382/
Dzhefer67132/
Zeifert67127/
Szeffer67125/
Zeffert67113/
Szeifer67107/
Seffair6798/
Zejfert6777/
Zeiffer6744/
Czeffer6727/
Ziefert6726/
Jeffire6717/
Seffier6717/
Zeiferd6710/
Zephire677/
Shefier673/
Zheffre673/
Chefire672/
Seifirt672/
Jeshfir672/
Zeephir671/
Zaffier671/
Seafair671/
Seifeir671/
Zejferd671/
Zeffere671/
Seyfirt670/

Zefir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zefir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺯﻓﻴﺮzfyr-
Zefir in the Russian language
Зефирzefir-

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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 Zefir
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