Zulf Surname

169,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Zulf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zulf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1,4991:21,4501,080
Iraq3411:102,7033,064
Jordan2851:31,0263,884
Iran1961:391,74825,289
Pakistan691:2,589,04222,337
Lebanon331:170,8217,805
India321:23,970,793327,222
Turkey311:2,510,36878,475
Palestine301:151,6288,274
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

Zulf (1,265) may also be a first name.

Zulf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zulf is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zulf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 169,550th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,863,476 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Zulf live; 71 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 221,869th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 1,265 people.

The surname is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is held by 1,499 people, or 1 in 21,450. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Daykundi, where 20 percent live, Kabul, where 18 percent live and Badakhshan, where 10 percent live. Beside Afghanistan this surname exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 13 percent live and Jordan, where 11 percent live.

Zulf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Zulf last name is principally Sunni (74%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zulft893/
Zulfe892/
Dzhulf8099/
Dzoulf801/
Zolf75715/
Culf75247/
Julf75126/
Sulf758/
Zulb751/
Zulw751/
Zulfova7310/
Culff67163/
Julfe6715/
Saulf674/
Julfs673/
Soulf672/
Sulfe671/
Juhlf671/
Zolpf671/
Shulf670/
Sculf670/
Culfh670/
Cullf670/

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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 Zulf
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