Ja'affar Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Ja'affar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Ja'affar (33) may also be a first name.
Ja'affar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ja'affar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ja'affar is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ja'affar.
How Common Is The Last Name Ja'affar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ja'affar reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 93 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ja'affar is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 33 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 2,106,730. In Malaysia Ja'affar is primarily found in: Johor, where 57 percent live, Perak, where 14 percent live and Terengganu, where 14 percent live. Excluding Malaysia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Singapore, where 7 percent live.
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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 Ja'affar
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