Jaafer Surname

366,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 983 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Jaafer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaafer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Iraq2101:166,7704,170
Syria431:448,8615,086
Pakistan271:6,616,44038,275
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Tunisia161:38,1645,464
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Wales41:773,63329,106
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Jaafer (3,555) may also be a first name.

Jaafer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jaafer (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻌﻔﺮ, Hindi: जाफर, Marathi: जाफर) is carried by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaafer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 366,594th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 7,413,577 people. The last name Jaafer is mostly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Jaafer live; 52 percent live in West Asia and 36 percent live in Mahgreb. Jaafer is also the 118,842nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 3,555 people.

This last name is most widespread in Morocco, where it is borne by 341 people, or 1 in 101,103. Apart from Morocco it exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 24 percent are found and Iraq, where 21 percent are found.

Jaafer Last Name Statistics demography

Jaafer earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning $22,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djaafer921,349/
Jaayfer92205/
Jahafer928/
Jaaffer921/
Jaaifer921/
Jafer9112,310/
Jahafeer862/
Djaaffer861/
Djaafeer861/
Sdjaafer861/
Jaffer8360,675/
Djafer835,501/
Jaufer831,766/
Jafere831,456/
Jawfer83953/
Jafeer83248/
Zaafer8346/
Jahfer8338/
Jaafir8325/
Jaifer8324/
Jeafer8316/
Jasfer8311/
Jaefer838/
Jafear833/
Jafier832/
Jafher832/
Jafert832/
Jhafer832/
Jayfer831/
Hjafer831/
Jaafes831/
Javfer831/
Djaafe831/
Jaaffe830/
Jafe8070/
Jaafreh771,033/
Djaffer77459/
Jauffer77379/
Jaffier77240/
Djaifer77169/
Jahufer7717/
Jaffeer7714/
Jaffere777/
Jaiffer773/
Jhaffer772/
Jaffear772/
Djadfer772/
Jafffer772/
Jasfeer771/
Djaafre771/
Djeafer771/
Djaàfer771/
Djhafer771/
Djafeer771/
Djaafei771/
Jafeere771/
Jafheer771/
Jawffer771/
Jafferh771/
Jaffert771/
Djahfer771/
Djaafir771/
Saafier771/
Zaaafer771/
Haafier770/
Zafer7320,898/
Jaffe7311,728/
Hafer736,443/
Jafir735,790/
Safer735,295/
Jafet731,860/
Cafer73914/
Jafre73457/
Jafei73238/
Jaafa73186/
Jafes73147/
Jofer7370/
Jaafi7362/
Jafee7353/
Jafeu7327/
Saafe7312/
Yafer736/
Jafed736/
Djafe736/
Jafie735/
Jafeh733/
Jafea732/
Jasfe732/
Yaafe732/
Jaife732/
Jafey731/
Jahfe731/
Zaafe731/
Jáfer731/
Jaafy731/
Jaufe731/
Jafhe731/
Djaiffer715/
Ja'afreh714/
Sahafier711/
Sahaffer711/
Jauffert710/
Safeer6723,757/
Saffer673,334/
Jaffre673,104/
Chafer672,738/
Zafeer672,079/
Jaffee671,377/
Zaffer671,077/
Safier67669/
Haffer67618/
Caffer67381/
Saafir67257/
Joffer67179/
Saifer67174/
Jaffey67171/
Jaffir67125/
Haifer67121/
Jaffie67110/
Jaffet67100/
Geafer6788/
Haufer6776/
Heafer6774/
Džafer6765/
Zaafir6744/
Haferd6740/
Jaufre6735/
Zaifer6735/
Japher6728/
Sojfer6725/
Sajfer6724/
Saufer6721/
Zahafe6719/
Jaffei6718/
Hafert6718/
Jiafei6718/
Jafire6718/
Jafett6717/
Hafeer6714/
Ejiafe6714/
Capfer6713/
Scafer6713/
Jafair6712/
Jafeed6711/
Jhafir6711/
Hayfer6710/
Jachfe6710/
Safeur6710/
Khafer679/
Safear679/
Jafees677/
Saafee677/
Jahfir677/
Ja'afa676/
Sahfer675/
Jeifer675/
Seafer675/
Zajfer675/
Saafie675/
Jasfir674/
Djaafi674/
Jafeez674/
Zafere674/
Jafhet674/
Zafier674/
Jaafai674/
Zhafer673/
Jofere673/
Jafeit673/
Jahafi673/
Jaaffa673/
Hatfer672/
Caufer672/
Djafre672/
Japfet672/
Jafeet672/
Đžafer672/
Zafear672/
Saaife672/
Sahafe672/
Djafet672/
Ceafer671/
Jayfey671/
Jowfer671/
Jaffeh671/
Jafhir671/
Jafreh671/
Jahave671/
Jahver671/
Djafir671/
Haferr671/
Haferz671/
Hafher671/
Hafier671/
Yaffer671/
Djafér671/
Jaffeu671/
Jaaifi671/
Zaafeh671/
Yaaffe671/
Yafere671/
Yahafe671/
Saafeh671/
Hadfer671/
Djaffe671/
Saafea671/
Joufer671/
Jafets671/
Djaife671/
Saferr671/
Saafei671/
Zafeir671/
Zafert671/
Saaffe670/
Hapfer670/
Caaffe670/
Sawfer670/

Jaafer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jaafer in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻌﻔﺮjfr-
Jaafer in the Hindi language
जाफरjaphara-
Jaafer in the Marathi language
जाफरjaphara-

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