Worldwide, זאפר (Zafir 
, זאפר 
) is quite a common boy's first name. The given name זאפר is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare primarily male, but very seldom girly name, Oman, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Qatar. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in India, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. Also, זאפר is the last name as well as the forename.