Zulfur Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Zulfur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Zulfur Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran231:3,338,37197,100
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Zulfur (102) may also be a first name.

Zulfur Last Name Facts

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

Zulfur is found most frequently in Iran. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zulfur? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,876,555th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name Zulfur occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Zulfur live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Zulfur is also the 935,178th most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 102 people.

The last name Zulfur is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 3,338,371. In Iran it is primarily found in: Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 96 percent live and Gilan Province, where 4 percent live. Besides Iran it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 48 percent live and The Netherlands, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sulfur8342/
Zulfoor77127/
Sulfour7760/
Sulfourt7167/
Soulfour7161/
Sulfor672/
Colfur671/
Sulphur62128/
Culphur620/
Shaulfor5717/
Sculphur570/
Colfor501/
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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 Zulfur
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