Ajafari Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Ajafari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ajafari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran241:3,199,27294,565
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Ajafari Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ajafari Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ajafari is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ajafari? popularity and diffusion

Ajafari is the 3,274,477th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 72 percent of Ajafari are found; 69 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Ajafari is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 3,199,272. In Iran it is most numerous in: Qom Province, where 58 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 38 percent are found and Lorestan Province, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 25 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hajafari932/
Gajafari931/
Ajfari921/
Hajjafari886/
Ajjaafari881/
Ajzfari8625/
Asafari8622/
Hajfari8616/
Ajfariz8613/
Azafari8610/
Ojafari861/
Ayafari861/
Hajefari8011/
Hajjfari801/
Azafarai801/
Achafari801/
Gazafari801/
Hajsfari801/
Hasafari801/
Aifari773/
Aufari772/
Ajfara771/
Asafori7113/
Acafori716/
Ayafori711/
Hayfari711/
Ajifara711/
Haifari711/
Asafairy67509/
Aiafaroj673/
Hajfaraj671/
Asaphari671/
Ajoufare671/
Asaafarj671/

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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
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  • 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 Ajafari
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