Around the world, Zafar (Zafar 
, Зафар 
, ظفر 
) is a widespread male first name. The forename Zafar is characteristic of Pakistan, where it is a common male name, Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a common predominantly male, but scarcely female name, and Oman (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Pakistan, India, and Saudi Arabia. Very seldom, Zafar is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Zafar | Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan |
| Зафар | Uzbekistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan |
| ظفر | Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Yemen, Iran |
| জাফর | Bangladesh |
Zafar is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Zafar Idinarohk , the fictional character from 86 and Zafar Younis , the fictional character from the TV series Spooks.
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ibn zafar 12th-century Arab-Sicilian philosopher and politician, IT (b. 1104) |
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zafar futehally Indian naturalist and conservationist, IN (b. 1920) |
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zafar mahmud Royal Indian Air Force officer, IN (b. 1925) |
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zafar hussain mirza father of Zulfiqar Mirza, former Home Minister of Sindh (1926-2015), PK (b. 1926) |
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| zafar omar Novelist, IN (b. 1884) |
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zafar ali naqvi Indian politician, IN (b. 1948) |
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zafar bangash Canadian imam, CA (b. 1950) |
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| zafar ahmed muhammad Pakistani sports shooter, PK (b. 1913) |
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zafar mairaj Pakistani engineer and writer, PK (b. 1968) |
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| zafar hayat field hockey player (1927-) (b. 1927) |
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| zafar ali zafari Pakistani field hockey player, PK (b. 1930) |
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zafar mahmood abbasi Pakistani naval officer |
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samra zafar Arab-Canadian human rights activist, CA (b. 1983) |
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| zafar ahmad nizami Indian author, poet and writer, IN (b. 1933) |
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| zafar gorakhpori Indian poet, IN (b. 1935) |
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