Zenfour Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Zenfour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zenfour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania181:227,49210,961
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
France21:33,211,361423,184
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Zenfour Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zenfour (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﻧﻔﻮﺭ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zenfour? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zenfour is the 3,665,662nd most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Zenfour occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Zenfour are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 227,492. In Mauritania Zenfour is most prevalent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 67 percent live, Adrar Region, where 6 percent live and Assaba Region, where 6 percent live. Barring Mauritania this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 14 percent live and Belgium, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zenfoure931/
Znfour921/
Senfour861/
Znfor831/
Chenfour801/
Zenfar779/
Senfor773/
Senford7121/
Jenfort7119/
Genford7117/
Senfort712/
Senfhor711/
Chenfor711/
Chenford674/
Snfur674/
Jeenfort671/

Zenfour Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zenfour in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺯﻧﻔﻮﺭznfwr-

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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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  • 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 Zenfour
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