Al Jaafari Surname
Approximately 20,651 people bear this surname
Al Jaafari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 10,329 | 1:2,558 | 396 |
| Oman | 7,226 | 1:510 | 62 |
| Jordan | 1,936 | 1:4,567 | 931 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Palestine | 292 | 1:15,578 | 2,723 |
| United Arab Emirates | 250 | 1:36,649 | 3,864 |
| Lebanon | 119 | 1:47,370 | 4,030 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Al Jaafari Demographics
Al Jaafari Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Jaafari Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Jaafari Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Jaafari is more commonly found in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Al Jaafari.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Jaafari? popularity and diffusion
The surname Al Jaafari is the 26,062nd most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 352,891 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Jaafari live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 88 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name Al Jaafari is most frequently occurring in Yemen, where it is held by 10,329 people, or 1 in 2,558. In Yemen it is mostly concentrated in: Ibb Governorate, where 30 percent reside, Taiz Governorate, where 13 percent reside and Amanat Al Asimah, where 10 percent reside. Other than Yemen it exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Oman, where 35 percent reside and Jordan, where 9 percent reside.
Al Jaafari Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Shiite (65%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Jafari | 95 | 2,825 | / |
| Al Ja'afari | 95 | 1 | / |
| Al-Jaafari | 90 | 535 | / |
| Al Zaafari | 90 | 10 | / |
| Al Jafairi | 90 | 4 | / |
| Al Jaffari | 90 | 1 | / |
| Al Jafariy | 90 | 1 | / |
| Al Jaafary | 90 | 1 | / |
| Al Jahfari | 90 | 1 | / |
| Al Ja'afary | 86 | 2 | / |
| Al-Jafari | 84 | 475 | / |
| Al Jafary | 84 | 280 | / |
| Al Safari | 84 | 41 | / |
| Al Hafari | 84 | 11 | / |
| Al Zafari | 84 | 5 | / |
| Al Zafairi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Al-Jaffari | 80 | 5 | / |
| Al Saffari | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Jofairi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Jafaari | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Jaaferi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Jaafary | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Hasfari | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Jafouri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Saifari | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Jaffarie | 76 | 4 | / |
| Al Safary | 74 | 982 | / |
| Al-Jafary | 74 | 200 | / |
| Al-Zafari | 74 | 33 | / |
| Al Hafara | 74 | 29 | / |
| Al-Safari | 74 | 14 | / |
| Al Yafary | 74 | 1 | / |
| Al-Zafairi | 70 | 10,924 | / |
| Al-Jofairi | 70 | 22 | / |
| Al-Jafferi | 70 | 1 | / |
| Al-Jaffary | 70 | 1 | / |
| Al-Saffari | 70 | 1 | / |
| Al-Safaari | 70 | 1 | / |
| Al-Khafari | 70 | 1 | / |
| Al Safouri | 70 | 1 | / |
| Al Khafairy | 67 | 47 | / |
| Al-Dzhafari | 67 | 3 | / |
| Al Saffouri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al-Saffairi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Khafoori | 67 | 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al Jaafari
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