Jaafour Surname
574,640th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 548 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco
Jaafour Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 545 | 1:63,259 | 10,584 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
Jaafour Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jaafour Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jaafour occurs most in Morocco. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jaafour? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jaafour is the 574,640th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 13,298,441 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Jaafour live; 99 percent live in North Africa and 99 percent live in Mahgreb.
The last name Jaafour is most prevalent in Morocco, where it is held by 545 people, or 1 in 63,259. Barring Morocco it occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Jaafour
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