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 is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Jaafa.
How Common Is The Last Name Jaafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,244,200th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Jaafa live; 69 percent live in Southeast Asia and 69 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 19 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 232,238. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Sabah, where 19 percent live, Selangor, where 13 percent live and Johor, where 13 percent live. Beside Malaysia this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 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 Jaafa
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