Jaafa Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Jaafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 127 | 1:232,238 | 13,318 |
| Uganda | 38 | 1:1,027,349 | 44,109 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Jaafa (19) may also be a first name.
Jaafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jaafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jaafa occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Jaafa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jaafa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,244,200th most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 69 percent of Jaafa reside; 69 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 69 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jaafa is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 19 people.
The last name Jaafa is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 232,238. In Malaysia Jaafa is most prevalent in: Sabah, where 19 percent reside, Selangor, where 13 percent reside and Johor, where 13 percent reside. Not including Malaysia this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.
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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 Jaafa
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