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 most frequently in Slovenia. It can also occur as a variant: Zafran or Zafrán. Click here to see other possible spellings of Žafran.
How Common Is The Last Name Žafran? popularity and diffusion
Žafran is the 948,111th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žafran are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Žafran is most common in Slovenia, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 15,077. In Slovenia Žafran is mostly concentrated in: Savinja, where 72 percent reside, Lower Sava, where 13 percent reside and Drava, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Slovenia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 39 percent reside and Serbia, where 1 percent reside.
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
- 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 Žafran
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