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The Zafra surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 940 people carried this name — #26,067 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 312,500 people counted. That is up 43% from 657 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Zafra surname

From Spanish, of toponymic origin (after a city in Badajoz). Usually a common Filipino surname.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Zafra» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 176 people named Zafra live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 70
City of Buenos Aires 34
Córdoba 21
Santa Fe 19
San Luis 17
Chaco 15

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 63 people named Zafra.

Most of them — 33 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Guadeloupe.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 33
Guadeloupe 12
Hauts-de-Seine 5
Gers 2
Hérault 2
Rhône 2
Tarn 1
Somme 1
Pyrénées-Orientales 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Zafra is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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