Zelfi Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Zelfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Zelfi (1,081) may also be a first name.

Zelfi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zelfi is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Zelfi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelfi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zelfi is the 5,057,639th most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Zelfi live; 87 percent live in Southeast Asia and 87 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 242,913th most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 1,081 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 10,173,015. In Indonesia Zelfi is mostly concentrated in: Jambi, where 38 percent are found, Aceh, where 31 percent are found and West Sumatra, where 23 percent are found. Besides Indonesia Zelfi occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 7 percent are found and Iran, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zlfi897/
Zoelfie8313/
Gelfi80802/
Zilfi80271/
Zelfa80244/
Selfi80198/
Zylfi8082/
Zülfi801/
Jelfi801/
Chelfi731,548/
Djelfi73827/
Zelfer7351/
Gielfi7333/
Shelfi7332/
Çelfiş7332/
Zylfai738/
Zylfis736/
Selfiy735/
Gelfei733/
Celfio732/
Zilfij731/
Zilfai731/
Selfis731/
Celfis731/
Zelphi731/
Selfie731/
Selfii731/
Gelfit731/
Selfit730/
Szilfai67162/
Slfi6722/
Schelfi6716/
Zlfa672/
Jlfi671/
Zlfj671/
Szelfer671/
Zilfije671/
Gelfish671/
Clfi671/

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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 Zelfi
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