Aljaf Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Aljaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aljaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq1411:248,3815,326
England91:6,190,895170,599
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Aljaf Last Name Facts

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

Aljaf (Hindi: अल्जाफ) is more frequently found in Iraq than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aljaf? popularity and diffusion

Aljaf is the 1,210,518th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name Aljaf occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Aljaf are found; 76 percent are found in West Asia and 75 percent are found in Levant.

The surname is most commonly used in Iraq, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 248,381. Aside from Iraq this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent live and Sweden, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aljaff91138/
Aljaaf9154/
Aldjaaf831/
Aljahaf831/
Aljab80987/
Aleaf8018/
Alzaf8014/
Alcaf8014/
Alsaf8011/
Aljav805/
Aljaw802/
Aljof801/
Alsaif7314,434/
Alsayf731,699/
Aljouf73491/
Alsafh73207/
Alsafe73163/
Alkhaf7375/
Galjav7326/
Aljoof739/
Alseaf737/
Alhjab734/
Alijab733/
Aljeab732/
Alheaf731/
Alsiaf731/
Alshaf731/
Haleaf731/
Aljaph731/
Alihaf731/
Alsawf731/
Alayyaf67362/
Alhijab67205/
Alsahaf6764/
Alshaif6751/
Alshafe678/
Alijova674/
Allsafe673/
Alshatf672/
Alshaff671/
Alsayfe671/
Elijahf671/
Allcaff671/
Aljoffe671/
Aalsafh671/

Aljaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aljaf in the Hindi language
अल्जाफaljapha50
अलजाफalajapha50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Aljaf
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