Jaafari Surname
Approximately 13,010 people bear this surname
Jaafari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 9,883 | 1:3,488 | 334 |
| Pakistan | 1,528 | 1:116,914 | 3,491 |
| Saudi Arabia | 716 | 1:43,095 | 6,100 |
| France | 264 | 1:251,601 | 38,869 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Spain | 90 | 1:519,467 | 25,773 |
| United States | 88 | 1:4,118,852 | 221,730 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| United Arab Emirates | 28 | 1:327,224 | 22,758 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Jaâfari (4) are calculated separately.
Jaafari (269) may also be a first name.
Jaafari Demographics
Jaafari Political Affiliation
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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
Jaafari Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jaafari in the Hindi language | ||
| जाफरी | japhari | - |
| Jaafari in the Marathi language | ||
| जाफरी | japhari | - |
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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
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- 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 Jaafari
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