Zhaafar Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Zhaafar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhaafar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Zhaafar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zhaafar (Russian: Жаафар) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhaafar? popularity and diffusion

Zhaafar is the 6,360,413th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Zhaafar is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Zhaafar reside; 78 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 78 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,380,674. In Ukraine Zhaafar is primarily concentrated in: Kiev, where 75 percent are found and Kharkiv Oblast, where 25 percent are found. Not including Ukraine it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 33 percent are found and Belarus, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzhaafar933/
Zaafar92330/
Zhafar9215/
Dzhafar86132/
Za'afar863/
Zhaffar862/
Zahafar862/
Jhaafar862/
Zaaffar861/
Zafar83271,146/
Dzhaffar802/
Hjaafaar801/
Jaafar77214,304/
Zaffar777,219/
Tzafar77292/
Zadfar77290/
Ziafar77271/
Jhafar77106/
Zafarz7792/
Chafar7784/
Hjafar7781/
Zafare7781/
Zaufar7750/
Zahfar7724/
Zafajr7713/
Saafar7711/
Zafaar7710/
Zafair778/
Dzafar776/
Zayfar776/
Zhafor776/
Zaifar775/
Zafarr773/
Zafart772/
Zafear772/
Zeafar771/
Zafasr771/
Zatfar771/
Zazfar771/
Zzafar771/
Zasfar771/
Zhafarova7527/
Djaafar713,736/
Zaafour711,307/
Ja'afar71860/
Chaffar71317/
Jaaffar71298/
Jaafarh71275/
Chaifar71138/
Chafare7117/
Jaafaar7115/
Jhaffar7111/
Zahavar7110/
Jaafare717/
Hdjafar716/
Tchafar714/
Zaffare714/
Jaaafar714/
Zafffar713/
Zayfart712/
Jaa'far712/
Saayfar712/
Zhafoor712/
Dzhafor711/
Chaufar711/
Sahafar711/
Zgaffar711/
Jaafasr711/
Jaayfar711/
Jjaafar711/
Zaafoor711/
Dziafar711/
Saaffar711/
Jaafarr711/
Hjafare711/
Jhafaar711/
Jaadfar711/
Jaafaur711/
Jafar67210,648/
Safar67106,359/
Zafor673,131/
Zafarova671,184/
Cafar6735/
Zefar6720/
Ja'affar6715/
Zofar676/
Ziaeifar674/
Tchafare673/
Zafarová673/
Djaaffar673/
Chaufare672/
Djaafare671/
Ja'a'Far671/
Dschafar671/
Zaafoure671/

Zhaafar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhaafar in the Russian language
Жаафарzaafar-

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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 Zhaafar
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