Jaafari Surname

40,301st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,010 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Jaafari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaafari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco9,8831:3,488334
Pakistan1,5281:116,9143,491
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
France2641:251,60138,869
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Spain901:519,46725,773
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
United Arab Emirates281:327,22422,758
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
England131:4,286,005132,302
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Jaâfari (4) are calculated separately.

Jaafari (269) may also be a first name.

Jaafari Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jaafari Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Jaafari (Hindi: जाफरी, Marathi: जाफरी) occurs more in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Jaâfari. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaafari? popularity and diffusion

It is the 40,301st most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 560,150 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Jaafari are found; 78 percent are found in North Africa and 76 percent are found in Mahgreb. Jaafari is also the 542,091st most common given name on earth, borne by 269 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Morocco, where it is held by 9,883 people, or 1 in 3,488. Apart from Morocco this surname exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 12 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent live.

Jaafari Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Jaafari are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jaafari earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 31.6% more than the national average, earning $56,784 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.44% less than the national average, earning $35,554 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaâfari954/
Djaafari93432/
Ja'afari937/
Jahafari934/
Jafari92455,555/
Ejjaafari889/
Ajjaafari881/
Djafari865,709/
Jaffari863,945/
Jaafary86479/
Jaaferi86249/
Zaafari86172/
Jaufari8658/
Jahfari8649/
Haafari8634/
Jafarie8625/
Jafaari8620/
Jaafara8619/
Ja'fari8617/
Jaefari8612/
Jafarri8611/
Jafaris868/
Jafarai868/
Jaafare867/
Jafarzi864/
Jajfari863/
Jafariy863/
Saafari862/
Jafarei862/
Jafarid862/
Jafarii862/
Jaafori861/
Jafhari861/
Jafarih861/
Jeafari861/
Jafarij861/
Hjafari861/
Jafahri861/
Jafaryi861/
Jafeari861/
Jhafari861/
Jjafari861/
Jafarzai80157/
Jaafouri80150/
Djaffari80118/
Chaafari8060/
Jafarieh8040/
Javahari809/
Jijafari807/
Jaffarii804/
Jaffarie803/
Jahavari802/
Sahafari802/
Jhaffari801/
Zhaafari801/
Jafarich801/
Jashfari801/
Jaffaryi801/
Djaafare801/
Saafaari801/
Jaafferi801/
Jaffairi801/
Jaffarri801/
Safari77274,193/
Zafari7721,380/
Jafary772,764/
Jaferi77635/
Hafari77512/
Jafara77258/
Yafari77243/
Cafari77204/
Jafare77146/
Jofari7772/
Jafori776/
Iafari771/
Hajjafari756/
Jaffaarie752/
Saffari7114,940/
Japhari714,875/
Jafferi714,503/
Jaffary711,504/
Haffari71729/
Zaffari71674/
Caffari71376/
Khafari71331/
Chafari71251/
Jafouri71209/
Scafari71205/
Safaari71126/
Jafarey71116/
Safarai7199/
Safarie7154/
Hasfari7150/
Safarri7140/
Sahfari7121/
Sayfari7121/
Jafaree7120/
Jafeeri7118/
Hajfari7116/
Jafaroj7112/
Jaafery7110/
Safarei7110/
Jaefary719/
Saifari719/
Jafareh718/
Jafarry717/
Djafare717/
Safarih716/
Jaffare716/
Jaiferi716/
Hafairi715/
Zaafara715/
Javahri714/
Jafarea714/
Djafary713/
Joffari713/
Jaffara712/
Safaroi712/
Jafairy712/
Zahfari712/
Ziafari712/
Jahvari712/
Jafheri712/
Jahferi712/
Safarij711/
Safaryi711/
Safeari711/
Jaufara711/
Jafarej711/
Jafaroy711/
Jaifara711/
Haifari711/
Zafahri711/
Zafaris711/
Džafari711/
Jaforie711/
Ja'fary711/
Jaferii711/
Jaferri711/
Jafaery711/
Jafares711/
Jafarza711/
Jaferie711/
Jahfary711/
Jiaferi711/
Hayfari711/
Zafarie711/
Yasfari711/
Safairi711/
Sapfari711/
Hafauri711/
Cahfari711/
Cafarri711/
Yafarie711/
Jeafary711/
Jafaary711/
Jafarhj711/
Hafatri711/
Jafareu711/
Jafaruj711/
Jofarie711/
Yaffari711/
Jafaray711/
Hjafare711/
Caffarri67584/
Saffarie67107/
Zaafouri67101/
Dzhafari6765/
Jaafoura6749/
Chaffari6723/
Zafarzai6720/
Javahare6718/
Khayfari6716/
Yaafouri677/
Jaffaery677/
Jaffaree676/
Jaffarey675/
Jaifaree674/
Jaffares673/
Chafaris673/
Jafferie673/
Chafariz673/
Hashfari673/
Jofarris671/
Jafaraya671/
Zafarich671/
Zaffaris671/
Jafarhee671/
Jafeerii671/
Jaffairy671/
Jafferei671/
Jafferri671/
Japharie671/
Japharis671/
Japharit671/
Javahary671/
Jauffary671/
Jhafferi671/
Khafhari671/
Khapfari671/
Safarrei671/
Hajjfari671/
Hajsfari671/
Djaphari671/
Djaffary671/
Saffaari671/
Jafaaray671/
Ja'ffary671/
Djaffare671/
Djafouri671/
Zaafaray671/
Jaffaray671/
Jaffarry671/
Jaffeeri671/
Jafferyi671/
Jahffary671/
Jaffeary670/

Jaafari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jaafari in the Hindi language
जाफरीjaphari-
Jaafari in the Marathi language
जाफरीjaphari-

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