Zurfa Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Zurfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zurfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Zurfa (625) may also be a first name.

Zurfa Last Name Facts

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

Zurfa occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Zurfa.

How Common Is The Last Name Zurfa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Zurfa are found; 71 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 71 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 333,332nd most prevalent given name globally, held by 625 people.

This surname is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 26,449,839. In Indonesia Zurfa is most numerous in: West Sumatra, where 100 percent live. Barring Indonesia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zurfas9123/
Zurfau912/
Zurfahu832/
Zorfa80335/
Surfa8015/
Zurfe801/
Şurfa801/
Giurfa73297/
Surfas7356/
Shurfa7319/
Surfah731/
Surfaz731/
Surfat731/
Cheurfa673,482/
Chourfa6737/
Surfass6731/
Zurfähr676/
Zurfehr674/
Djourfa672/

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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 Zurfa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis