Zefran Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Croatia

Zefran Surname User-submission:

The Zefran surname is derived from žafran, the Slovenian word for 'saffron'.

Zefran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Žefran (152) & Zéfran (1) are calculated separately.

Zefran (15) may also be a first name.

Zefran Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Zefran surname is derived from žafran, the Slovenian word for 'saffron'.

- dublinjoe

This surname derives from szafran, the Polish word for 'saffron'.

- dublinjoe

Zefran Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zefran occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Žefran or Zéfran. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zefran? popularity and diffusion

Zefran is the 2,776,799th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Zefran live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent forename on earth, borne by 15 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 8,429,278. In The United States Zefran is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 37 percent live, Illinois, where 35 percent live and Virginia, where 14 percent live. Besides The United States Zefran is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 4 percent live and Croatia, where 4 percent live.

Zefran Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zefran last name are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.89% registered with the political party.

Zefran earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning $40,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žefran94152/
Zéfran941/
Zefrane922/
Zeefran921/
Zefrain921/
Zefhran921/
Zefrang921/
Zafran834,220/
Zefron8333/
Sefran8315/
Zofran837/
Šefran834/
Jefran831/
Zafraan773,405/
Zaafran77291/
Zaffran77260/
Zhafran77127/
Zahfran7726/
Zafranh7712/
Zaifran777/
Jeffran774/
Shefran773/
Sefrane772/
Seefran772/
Zafrhan772/
Dzafran772/
Sefrean771/
Zafrain771/
Geffran771/
Gefrain771/
Gefrand771/
Zefroun771/
Sefrain771/
Seffran771/
Zifraan771/
Zafrann771/
Zaafraan712,174/
Zaffrann7176/
Geffrand7110/
Zaafrann714/
Chefrane712/
Zaffrahn712/
Zahafran711/
Zephrean711/
Sheffran711/
Zahfraan711/
Gefrasin711/
Zifrasin711/
Zafrahan711/
Seyfrant710/
Safran678,722/
Sofran67414/
Sifran67399/
Žafran67276/
Scheffran6747/
Zafron6742/
Šefranová6712/
Sefron679/
Zifron679/
Gifran678/
Cifran673/
Jifran673/
Gefron672/
Cefranova671/
Geffrasin671/
Jefron671/
Sefram671/
Sefranova671/
Zafrán671/

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