Zafar is used as a family name or surname in Pakistan. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Zafar
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Pakistan
Meaning: Arabic personal name which means 'victory'. Derivative: Zafari.

How popular is Zafar?

Zafar is common in Pakistan.

Zafar is ranked 556 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Zafars grew by 81.01266 per cent to 1859 since 2000 and ranked 15692 after elevating 7499 spots. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 83.38 71.76
White 7.42 11.59
Others 6.51 14.41
Hispanic or Latino 1.67 1.27
Zafar is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Pakistan which signifies that it is originated from Pakistan. Around 914907 people have been found who wears Zafar as their family name. Zafar is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
1,975 Maldives8
1,179 South Korea7
95,557 Czech Republic6
10,202 Egypt5
2,370 Iraq5
25,156 Azerbaijan5
11,480 Japan4
3,904 Ivory Coast4
1,372 Nepal4
2,967 Vietnam3
1,922 Libya3
11,290 Guyana3
4,384 Northern Ireland3
16,136 Kenya3
22,232 Morocco3
7,993 Jordan3
2,449 Yemen2
15,591 Burkina Faso2
54,135 Philippines2
3,437 Sudan2
17,037 Trinidad and Tobago2
5,298 Botswana2
1,136 Mali2
4,086 Angola2
2,309 Monaco1
3,307 Malta1
20,172 Hungary1
215 Palau1
30,360 Thailand1
5,916 Mozambique1
3,214 Niger1
53,033 Nigeria1
2,505 Congo1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
2,935 Madagascar1
5,553 Taiwan1
4,435 Togo1
17,236 Ghana1
13,447 Uganda1
28,746 Algeria1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
24,421 Slovakia1
6,149 Ethiopia1
120,357 Argentina1
8,268 Mauritius1
15,162 Costa Rica1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
46,774 Kazakhstan48
17,920 New Zealand28
11,444 Portugal28
2,892 China15
39,654 Kyrgyzstan12
220,909 Ukraine12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
19,607 Greece98
2,516 Hong Kong95
8,986 Norway85
20,785 Belgium82
12,775 Israel82
13,957 Switzerland81
29,959 Netherlands80
528 Brunei79
9,536 Finland72
5,083 Ireland66
159,687 Russia62
Countries with hundreds of Zafar:
4,785 Canada931
3,014 Malaysia835
12,572 Germany807
268 Qatar681
507 Kuwait679
1,440 Tajikistan660
6,864 Uzbekistan530
4,207 Sri Lanka522
366 Bahrain403
25,985 France380
17,557 Turkey349
11,205 Spain324
2,440 Scotland282
32,422 Italy280
24,102 Poland239
12,720 Australia215
50,045 Indonesia185
5,931 Sweden160
4,348 Denmark138
2,709 Singapore130
3,094 Wales124
43,624 South Africa110
12,545 Austria105
Countries with thousands of Zafar:
5,231 India9,991
2,170 Iran5,322
134 United Arab Emirates4,931
2,053 England3,883
16,051 United States2,075
501 Oman1,021
Countries with ten thousands of Zafar:
403 Bangladesh45,720
139 Saudi Arabia19,585
290 Afghanistan11,072
Countries with hundred thousands of Zafar:
28 Pakistan801,106
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Zafar Namesakes

  • Ali Abbas Zafar, Film director
  • Ali Zafar, Singer-songwriter
  • Ali Zafar, Singer-songwriter
  • Ali Zafar, Singer-songwriter
  • Ali Zafar, Singer-songwriter
  • Alyza Zafar, Ali Zafar's daughter
  • Ali Zafar, Singer-songwriter
  • Asiya Zafar Sareshwala, Zafar Yunus Sareshwala's wife
  • Ali Zafar, Singer-songwriter
  • Attiya Zafar, Costume designer

Zafar Namesakes

  • Ali Abbas Zafar, Film director
  • Ali Zafar, Singer-songwriter
  • Ali Zafar, Singer-songwriter
  • Ali Zafar, Singer-songwriter
  • Ali Zafar, Singer-songwriter
  • Alyza Zafar, Ali Zafar's daughter
  • Ali Zafar, Singer-songwriter
  • Asiya Zafar Sareshwala, Zafar Yunus Sareshwala's wife
  • Ali Zafar, Singer-songwriter
  • Attiya Zafar, Costume designer

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