Al-Jaafar Surname
Approximately 490 people bear this surname
Al-Jaafar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Al-Jaafar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Jaafar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al-Jaafar occurs most in Saudi Arabia. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Jaafar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Al-Jaafar is the 625,459th most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 14,872,543 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Al-Jaafar are found; 98 percent are found in West Asia and 97 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name Al-Jaafar is most widely held in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 477 people, or 1 in 64,687. Excluding Saudi Arabia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 2 percent reside and Denmark, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ja'afar | 95 | 199 | / |
| Al-Jafar | 94 | 130 | / |
| Al Jaafar | 89 | 1,457 | / |
| Al-Jaffar | 89 | 7 | / |
| Al Jafar | 82 | 355 | / |
| Al-Safar | 82 | 77 | / |
| Al-Zafar | 82 | 36 | / |
| Al-Saffar | 78 | 2,660 | / |
| Al-Haffar | 78 | 245 | / |
| Al-Safaar | 78 | 7 | / |
| Al Jaffar | 78 | 4 | / |
| Al-Zafajr | 78 | 2 | / |
| Al-Chafar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al-Zafair | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Jafair | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al-Khaffar | 74 | 1 | / |
| Al Hafar | 71 | 1,128 | / |
| Al Zafar | 71 | 387 | / |
| Al Safar | 71 | 101 | / |
| Al Jafor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Saffar | 67 | 2,020 | / |
| Al Haffar | 67 | 88 | / |
| Al Khafar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Al Jafoor | 67 | 4 | / |
| Al Safaar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Saifar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Heifard | 63 | 2 | / |
| Al Sofar | 59 | 1 | / |
| Al Hafour | 56 | 2 | / |
| Al Saffaar | 53 | 1 | / |
| Al Khafoor | 53 | 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
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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 Al-Jaafar
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