Zelfa Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Zelfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1581:244,50326,536
France651:1,021,888113,182
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Zelfa (600) may also be a first name.

Zelfa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zelfa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺰﻟﻔﻪ) is held by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelfa? popularity and diffusion

Zelfa is the 1,032,007th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 29,866,991 people. The last name Zelfa is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Zelfa live; 65 percent live in North Africa and 65 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 341,265th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 600 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 244,503. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Guelma Province, where 97 percent reside, Algiers Province, where 1 percent reside and Annaba Province, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Algeria this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in France, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Zelfa Last Name Statistics demography

Zelfa earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zlfa892/
Selfa801,137/
Zylfa80118/
Zilfa8092/
Zelfi8015/
Celfa8014/
Jelfa8012/
Zelfo8011/
Gelfa801/
Zlfah801/
Zylfaj7371/
Zelfer7351/
Zelfos7338/
Selfaj7328/
Gelfat7324/
Zilfah7312/
Zilfaj739/
Zylfai738/
Zelpha735/
Selfas734/
Djelfa733/
Chelfa732/
Szilfa731/
Zilfat731/
Selfah731/
Zilfai731/
Shelfa731/
Zelfou731/
Chelfat67224/
Szilfai67162/
Zoelfie6713/
Zlfi677/
Djelfat672/
Clfa672/
Jlfa671/
Zlfj671/
Slfa671/
Zelfout671/
Selfast671/
Gelfauy671/
Selfaux670/

Zelfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zelfa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺰﻟﻔﻪalzlfh-

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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 Zelfa
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