Ja'afar Surname

406,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Ja'afar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ja'afar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia5371:54,9244,231
Brunei1971:2,126388
Singapore641:86,0583,478
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ja'afar (1,072) may also be a first name.

Ja'afar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ja'afar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ja'afar is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ja'afar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 406,994th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 8,473,891 people. The surname Ja'afar is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Ja'afar are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ja'afar is also the 244,199th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 1,072 people.

The surname is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 537 people, or 1 in 54,924. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Selangor, where 37 percent reside, Johor, where 18 percent reside and Terengganu, where 8 percent reside. Not including Malaysia Ja'afar occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Brunei, where 23 percent reside and Singapore, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ja'affar9315/
Ja'a'Far931/
Jaafar92214,304/
Ja'far9276/
J'Afar921/
Djaafar863,736/
Jaaffar86298/
Jaafarh86275/
Jahafar8642/
Jaafaar8615/
Dja'far8611/
Jaafare867/
Ja'ffar866/
Jaaafar864/
Za'afar863/
Jhaafar862/
Jaa'far862/
Jaafaur861/
Jaafasr861/
Jaayfar861/
Jjaafar861/
Jaafarr861/
Jaadfar861/
Jafar83210,648/
Djaaffar803/
Jahaffar802/
Hjaafaar801/
Djaafare801/
Jaffar7726,220/
Djafar7723,470/
Jaufar77983/
Jawfar77760/
Jafaar77532/
Zaafar77330/
Jaifar77312/
Jahfar77287/
Jaafor77181/
Jafare77146/
Jhafar77106/
Yaafar7788/
Hjafar7781/
Jaefar7738/
Jeafar7721/
Jafair7712/
Jafarr7711/
Saafar7711/
Jafarz7711/
Haafar7711/
Jafhar7710/
Jasfar778/
Jjafar775/
Jayfar775/
Jafard775/
Japfar774/
Jafart773/
Jafear773/
Jaáfar773/
Iaafar773/
Jaàfar772/
Jafasr771/
Ijafar771/
Tjafar771/
Jâafar771/
Jaâfar771/
Jafaur771/
Jafarh771/
Jaãfar771/
Jaf'ar771/
Jaafarová751/
Djaffar715,695/
Javahar71975/
Jaafour71548/
Jaffard71235/
Djafaar71190/
Jaffart7176/
Sdjafar7131/
Jahufar7126/
Hijafar7125/
Jadfard7116/
Ujjafar7116/
Jahavar7111/
Jhaffar7111/
Zhaafar719/
Jaffaar718/
Jashfar717/
Djafare717/
Hdjafar716/
Djafhar716/
Jaffare716/
Jaaphar713/
Jaisfar712/
Jaffear712/
Saayfar712/
Djafard712/
Sahafar711/
Jjaffar711/
Jaffarr711/
Ujyafar711/
Jahffar711/
Jauffar711/
Haaffar711/
Djafatr711/
Ayyafar711/
Saaffar711/
Jjayfar711/
Jafarrd711/
Zaaffar711/
Jhafaar711/
Hjafare711/
Zafar67271,146/
Safar67106,359/
Jafor673,968/
Hafar672,932/
Jafarova671,559/
Yafar67445/
Djaafour67103/
Cafar6735/
Hajjafar6719/
Jofar6715/
Iafar6715/
Jafarová675/
Dzhaafar673/
Jaffa'ar673/
Jauvahar672/
Jaivahar671/
Jaffarpp671/
Hujjafar671/
Jauffaur671/
Hayyafar671/
Djafahar671/
Ajjaifar671/
Djaffard671/
Djaffare671/
Djaiffar671/
Jahaphar671/

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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 Ja'afar
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