Zulfa Surname

22,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Maldives

Zulfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zulfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia15,7761:6,183980
Indonesia6,5661:20,1422,447
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Kenya1151:401,56422,499
Maldives1041:3,886374
Afghanistan1001:321,5324,982
Malaysia531:556,49527,316
India441:17,433,304271,013
Uganda411:952,17842,125
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Palestine41:1,137,21216,054
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

Zulfa (59,427) may also be a first name.

Zulfa Last Name Facts

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

Zulfa (Bengali: জুলফা, Dhivehi: ‫ޒުލްފާ, Hindi: जुल्फा, Russian: Зульфа) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zulfa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 22,968th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 308,559 people. The surname Zulfa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Zulfa are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Zulfa is also the 15,978th most frequent first name globally, held by 59,427 people.

This surname is most common in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 15,776 people, or 1 in 6,183. Excluding Ethiopia this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 28 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent live.

Zulfa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Zulfa last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Zulfa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.27% more than the national average, earning $51,464 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zulfah912,142/
Zulfaj91496/
Zulfha9151/
Zhulfa9142/
Zulfat9133/
Zulfau9113/
Zoulfa915/
Zulfaa912/
Zulfai912/
Zulffa912/
Zulfay911/
Zulfas911/
Zulfaiz8312/
Zhulfah835/
Zoulfas832/
Zhulfaa831/
Zulfi8012,892/
Culfa802,265/
Julfa801,136/
Zolfa80610/
Sulfa80519/
Zulfo80176/
Zulfy80105/
Zulfe802/
Zullfaiz771/
Zulfacht771/
Çulfaz73469/
Zulfie73350/
Zulfer73132/
Sulfat7392/
Sulfah7364/
Zulfih7342/
Chulfa7340/
Zulvah7322/
Zulfii734/
Zulffi733/
Zulffo733/
Zulfiy733/
Julfat732/
Sulfas731/
Zoulfo731/
Sulfaa731/
Zulfoh731/
Zulfit731/
Zulpha731/
Zulfee731/
Zoulfi731/
Zulffy731/
Tsoulfa67285/
Zoulfos6776/
Zoulfou676/
Zulfich672/
Zulfout672/
Zulfijt671/
Dzulfaaish671/
Zulfije671/
Zulfith671/
Zulfeed671/
Dzulfei671/

Zulfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zulfa in the Bengali language
জুলফাjulapha-
Zulfa in the Dhivehi language
‫ޒުލްފާzulfa66.67
ު‫ޒުލްފާuzulfa33.33
Zulfa in the Hindi language
जुल्फाjulpha60
ज़ुल्फाzulpha20
जुलफाjulapha20
Zulfa in the Russian language
Зульфаzulfa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zulfa
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