Aljafra Surname
Approximately 8,016 people bear this surname
Aljafra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 6,429 | 1:1,375 | 222 |
| Palestine | 1,576 | 1:2,886 | 621 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aljafrah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Aljaafrah | 88 | 4 | / |
| Aljafri | 86 | 307 | / |
| Aljafry | 86 | 203 | / |
| Alsafra | 86 | 6 | / |
| Aljaafri | 80 | 203 | / |
| Aljafree | 80 | 55 | / |
| Aljaffri | 80 | 14 | / |
| Aljafreh | 80 | 11 | / |
| Alijafri | 80 | 8 | / |
| Aljaffry | 80 | 5 | / |
| Aljaifry | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aljaifri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alljafri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aljaafreh | 75 | 262 | / |
| Alsayfraa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alkhafrah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aljaffree | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alcofra | 71 | 12 | / |
| Aljofri | 71 | 11 | / |
| Aljofre | 71 | 5 | / |
| Aljofry | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aljoofri | 67 | 49 | / |
| Aljofree | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aljoffri | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aljoofre | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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