Aljafan Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Qatar
Highest density in:
Qatar

Aljafan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aljafan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Aljafan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aljafan occurs most in Qatar. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Aljafan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aljafan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Aljafan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Aljafan live; 88 percent live in West Asia and 88 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

This last name is most prevalent in Qatar, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 393,000. Aside from Qatar Aljafan is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Bahrain, where 13 percent live and Niger, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aljaffan937/
Aljawfan932/
Alsafan862/
Aljofan861/
Alsaifan807/
Alseafan801/
Alsaffan801/
Alshadfan757/
Alshaifan751/
Alsofan716/
Alsoufan676/
Aljafoom671/
Alsoofan671/
Alzofon5712/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Aljafan
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