Al Jawfi Surname
Approximately 15,773 people bear this surname
Al Jawfi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 15,726 | 1:1,680 | 260 |
| Syria | 25 | 1:772,041 | 6,079 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Jordan | 8 | 1:1,105,305 | 16,405 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Al Jawfi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Jawfi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Jawfi is borne by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Jawfi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 33,661st most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 462,027 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Jawfi reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name is most widespread in Yemen, where it is held by 15,726 people, or 1 in 1,680. In Yemen Al Jawfi is most prevalent in: Dhamar Governorate, where 15 percent are found, Sa'dah Governorate, where 14 percent are found and Ibb Governorate, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Yemen this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 0 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.
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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
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