Aljafra Surname

62,608th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,016 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Aljafra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aljafra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan6,4291:1,375222
Palestine1,5761:2,886621
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Aljafra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aljafra is found most frequently in Jordan. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aljafra? popularity and diffusion

Aljafra is the 62,608th most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 909,125 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Aljafra live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Levant.

The last name is most frequent in Jordan, where it is carried by 6,429 people, or 1 in 1,375. In Jordan Aljafra is primarily concentrated in: Karak Governorate, where 74 percent reside, Amman Governorate, where 13 percent reside and Zarqa Governorate, where 7 percent reside. Barring Jordan this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Palestine, where 20 percent reside and Israel, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aljafrah931/
Aljaafrah884/
Aljafri86307/
Aljafry86203/
Alsafra866/
Aljaafri80203/
Aljafree8055/
Aljaffri8014/
Aljafreh8011/
Alijafri808/
Aljaffry805/
Aljaifry801/
Aljaifri801/
Alljafri801/
Aljaafreh75262/
Alsayfraa751/
Alkhafrah751/
Aljaffree751/
Alcofra7112/
Aljofri7111/
Aljofre715/
Aljofry711/
Aljoofri6749/
Aljofree679/
Aljoffri674/
Aljoofre671/

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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 Aljafra
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