Žafran Surname
Approximately 276 people bear this surname
Žafran Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 165 | 1:15,077 | 3,554 |
| Croatia | 109 | 1:38,795 | 7,795 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
The alternate forms: Zafran (4,220) & Zafrán (1) are calculated separately.
Žafran Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Žafran Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Žafran is found in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Zafran or Zafrán. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Žafran? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 948,111th most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žafran reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 15,077. In Slovenia it is mostly concentrated in: Savinja, where 72 percent are found, Lower Sava, where 13 percent are found and Drava, where 7 percent are found. Besides Slovenia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 39 percent are found and Serbia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zafran | 94 | 4,220 | / |
| Zafrán | 89 | 1 | / |
| Safran | 83 | 8,722 | / |
| Jafran | 83 | 773 | / |
| Žefran | 83 | 152 | / |
| Cafran | 83 | 21 | / |
| Zafraan | 77 | 3,405 | / |
| Saffran | 77 | 1,586 | / |
| Zaafran | 77 | 291 | / |
| Zaffran | 77 | 260 | / |
| Jafrane | 77 | 251 | / |
| Zafrane | 77 | 165 | / |
| Zhafran | 77 | 127 | / |
| Jaffran | 77 | 44 | / |
| Jaafran | 77 | 35 | / |
| Zafranh | 77 | 12 | / |
| Zaifran | 77 | 7 | / |
| Safraan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Safrain | 77 | 6 | / |
| Saifran | 77 | 2 | / |
| Djafran | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jaufran | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zafrhan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Scafran | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jafraan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sahfran | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jafrain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zaufran | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jahfran | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zafrann | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safrean | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zafrain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Caffran | 77 | 0 | / |
| Zaafraan | 71 | 2,174 | / |
| Zaafrane | 71 | 476 | / |
| Jaffrain | 71 | 188 | / |
| Jaafrane | 71 | 136 | / |
| Zaffrann | 71 | 76 | / |
| Saffrahn | 71 | 28 | / |
| Safrahan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Saffrhan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Zaafrann | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zafranqh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zaffrahn | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zafraane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saffrean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saffrran | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zaffrane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zahafran | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cauffran | 71 | 0 | / |
| Safron | 67 | 861 | / |
| Sofran | 67 | 414 | / |
| Cofran | 67 | 272 | / |
| Zefran | 67 | 49 | / |
| Zafron | 67 | 42 | / |
| Sefran | 67 | 15 | / |
| Zofran | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jofran | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jaffraint | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jafron | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zafram | 67 | 2 | / |
| Safranowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zéfran | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cafron | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafram | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cauffrain | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Žafran
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