Zolfaghari Surname

34,031st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Zolfaghari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zolfaghari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran14,9221:5,146707
United States3581:1,012,45574,653
Canada1131:326,06729,799
England501:1,114,36153,243
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Sweden221:447,58032,003
France121:5,535,227269,324
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Zolfaghāri (1) are calculated separately.

Zolfaghari (24) may also be a first name.

Zolfaghari Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zolfaghari has its highest incidence in Iran. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Zolfaghāri. For other potential spellings of Zolfaghari click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zolfaghari? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 34,031st most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 467,690 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Zolfaghari live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Zolfaghari is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 24 people.

Zolfaghari is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 14,922 people, or 1 in 5,146. In Iran Zolfaghari is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 15 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 10 percent live and Mazandaran Province, where 9 percent live. Barring Iran this last name exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Zolfaghari Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zolfaghari surname are 9.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.32% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zolfaghari earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 49.15% more than the national average, earning $64,357 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.15% more than the national average, earning $55,221 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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