Abu Jaafar Surname
Approximately 396 people bear this surname
Abu Jaafar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| Palestine | 22 | 1:206,766 | 9,351 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Abu Jaafar (184) may also be a first name.
Abu Jaafar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Jaafar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abu Jaafar occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Jaafar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Abu Jaafar is the 731,961st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 18,402,894 people. The surname Abu Jaafar is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Abu Jaafar live; 92 percent live in North Africa and 92 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 671,014th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 184 people.
The last name Abu Jaafar is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is carried by 366 people, or 1 in 251,191. Apart from Egypt it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 6 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Jafar | 95 | 5,252 | / |
| Abu Jaffar | 90 | 2 | / |
| Abu Jafor | 84 | 11,445 | / |
| Abu Zafar | 84 | 2,907 | / |
| Abu Safar | 84 | 194 | / |
| Abu-Jafar | 84 | 1 | / |
| Abu Zaffar | 80 | 10 | / |
| Abu Jafour | 80 | 9 | / |
| Abu Jayfor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abu Zafor | 74 | 4,236 | / |
| Abu-Zafar | 74 | 1 | / |
| Abu Zafour | 70 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abu Jaafar
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