Jaafara Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Jaafara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Jaafara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jaafara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jaafara (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻌﻔﺮ) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jaafara? popularity and diffusion
Jaafara is the 4,532,898th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 53 percent of Jaafara live; 53 percent live in Southeast Asia and 53 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
The last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 16,531,149. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: North Maluku, where 88 percent live and Aceh, where 13 percent live. Barring Indonesia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 42 percent live and Malaysia, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jaafara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jaafara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻌﻔﺮ | jfr | - |
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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 Jaafara
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