Al Jarf Surname

208,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,981 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Palestine

Al Jarf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Jarf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1,2501:21,1402,207
Jordan2951:29,9743,796
Palestine2821:16,1312,791
Lebanon691:81,6975,421
Syria521:371,1744,784
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Al Jarf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al Jarf is most common in Yemen. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Jarf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Al Jarf is the 208,751st most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,678,721 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Jarf are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 65 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is held by 1,250 people, or 1 in 21,140. In Yemen Al Jarf is primarily found in: Dhamar Governorate, where 50 percent reside, Hajjah Governorate, where 25 percent reside and Taiz Governorate, where 17 percent reside. Other than Yemen Al Jarf is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 15 percent reside and Palestine, where 14 percent reside.

Al Jarf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Shiite (97%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Jarb866,803/
Al-Jarf8612/
Al Jorf864/
Al Jarbh80292/
Al Yaref801/
Al Harb712,575/
Al Zarb711/
Al-Sarf711/
Al Khorf675/
Al-Hayyarf591/
Al-Harb574/

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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 Jarf
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