Zulfi Surname

40,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,892 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Zulfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zulfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran9,6721:7,9391,099
Indonesia7801:169,55016,448
Egypt6101:150,71411,610
Pakistan5881:303,8166,350
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Afghanistan2381:135,0973,049
Turkey1141:682,64435,241
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Iraq681:515,0248,412
North Macedonia621:33,8954,028
India451:17,045,897267,282
United States241:15,102,456529,929
England221:2,532,63991,802
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

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

Zulfi (12,252) may also be a first name.

Zulfi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zulfi (Arabic: زلفي, Hindi: जुल्फी, Russian: Зульфи) is found most in Iran. It may occur in the variant forms: Zülfi. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zulfi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 40,631st most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 565,277 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Zulfi are found; 82 percent are found in South Asia and 82 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Zulfi is also the 53,395th most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 12,252 people.

Zulfi is most frequently held in Iran, where it is held by 9,672 people, or 1 in 7,939. In Iran Zulfi is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent reside, East Azerbaijan Province, where 16 percent reside and Qom Province, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Iran this last name exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and Egypt, where 5 percent reside.

Zulfi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zulfi surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zulfi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.7% more than the national average, earning $49,923 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.48% more than the national average, earning $63,337 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zülfi931/
Zulfie91350/
Zulfih9142/
Dzulfi918/
Zulfii914/
Zulffi913/
Zulfiy913/
Zulfai912/
Zulfit911/
Zoulfi911/
Zulfaiz8312/
Zulfich832/
Dzulfei831/
Zulfijt831/
Zulfije831/
Zulfith831/
Zulfa8023,618/
Zolfi80609/
Sulfi80467/
Zulfy80105/
Julfi8057/
Zulfe802/
Culfi801/
Zullfaiz771/
Zulfaj73496/
Zulfer73132/
Zulfeh7378/
Zulfha7351/
Zhulfa7342/
Zoulfa735/
Zulffa732/
Zulfaa732/
Caulfi732/
Zulffy731/
Zulfee731/
Zulfay731/
Sulffi731/
Sulfis731/
Culfie730/
Szulfer67293/
Dzulfaaish671/
Zhulfaa671/
Zulfeed671/

Zulfi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zulfi in the Hindi language
जुल्फीjulphi55.56
ज़ुल्फ़ीzulfi22.22
ज़ुल्फीzulphi22.22
Zulfi in the Russian language
Зульфиzulfi-
Zulfi in the Arabic language
زلفيzlfy-

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Footnotes

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