Jaafo Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Jaafo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaafo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Jaafo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jaafo is found in Syria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaafo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Jaafo live; 75 percent live in West Asia and 75 percent live in Levant.

The surname is most commonly held in Syria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,433,674. Apart from Syria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jafo8956/
Djaafou831/
Jaafa80186/
Djafo80111/
Jaffo8020/
Saafo8017/
Jafou8014/
Jafoo805/
Jayfo803/
Jasfo803/
Jafoh802/
Tjafo801/
Yaafo801/
Jhafo801/
Jiafo801/
Jaufo801/
Jafos801/
Djaffo73673/
Jafoot73237/
Jaffoo73144/
Jaifoo7332/
Djafou7319/
Jahafa7310/
Jafoos737/
Jaafah737/
Ja'afa736/
Djaufo735/
Jafout735/
Jaaffa733/
Jaafaz732/
Jaafat732/
Jaafas732/
Sa'afo731/
Jaffoi731/
Jaffoh731/
Khaafo731/
Djafoh731/
Sahafo731/
Yaafoh731/
Jahfou731/
Djaafa731/
Jafous731/
Jadfod731/
Jaafau731/
Safo6719,896/
Jafa67584/
Hafo67325/
Yafo67294/
Cafo6744/
Jofo6733/
Zafo677/
Eafo674/
Iafo673/
Zaafout671/
Ajiafou671/
Zaafood671/
Jahdfou671/
Djahafa671/
Jatfoth671/
Ja'afah671/

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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 Jaafo
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