Zafar name meaning

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Updated: May 30th, 2024
Gender: Boy
Origin: Arabic
Usage: Arabic, Hindi and Urdu
Pronunciation: z(a)-far
Meaning: Victory, Triumph, Companion of Prophet Muhammad and Victorious
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What does Zafar mean?

Far-out Zafar mainly is used in Urdu, Hindi and Arabic, meaning of Zafar is "Victory, Triumph, Companion of Prophet Muhammad or Victorious" is a boy name has its origin in Arabic.

How do I pronounce Zafar?

Two syllabled Zafar is pronounced as z(a)-far.

Variants of Zafar

Zaafer

How popular is the name Zafar?

Zafar is an uncommon baby name in United States, its highest ever rank is 6015 (2017) in its 14 years run on United States naming chart. In England and Wales, it is relatively new, first appeared in 1996.

However things change on global perspective, Zafar is extremely popular in Pakistan where every 1 in 400 have the name. Also the baby name is popular in Uzbekistan, India, Tajikistan and Bangladesh.

As per our estimate, over 640000 people has been named Zafar globally.

YearRankBirths
2023770210
202282569
202187758
201981969
201888068
2017605214
2016121715
2014629713
201396497
2012107616
View more ▾[1] Source: Social Security Administration

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What numbers say about Zafar?

You love people with an attitude but open to discussion and hearing new opinions. You are a hard candy when it comes to romantic relationships. Your intuition is almost never wrong when it comes to people. You appreciate an educated man. You are one yourself. You want to know how everything works, how everything was created. You hate copying others. Practice solitude and learn to survive on your own.

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Famous people named Zafar

  • Zafar Saifullah, only Muslim to be appointed Cabinet Secretary of the Government of India
  • Zafar Ali Khan, writer, poet
  • Zafar Iqbal, former Pakistani cricketer
  • Zafar Iqbal, former Indian field hockey player and captained the national team
  • Zafar Bangash, noted Islamic movement journalist and commentator
  • Zafar Khan, general of the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji
  • Zafar Chaudhry, Pakistani human rights activist and a former airline executive
  • Zafar Shabab in movie Awaz as Director
  • Zafar Malik played central role of Faren in 1991 drama movie Bak syv hav.
  • In 1998 biography and drama movie, Jinnah, Zafar Hameed characterized Doctor Baksh.

Sources

  1. Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
  2. Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
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