Jaefer Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Jaefer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaefer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Jaefer (34) may also be a first name.

Jaefer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jaefer (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻌﻔﺮ) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaefer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Jaefer reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 34 people.

The surname is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Barring Ethiopia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Mauritania, where 13 percent are found.

Jaefer Last Name Statistics demography

Jaefer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jafer9112,310/
Jaffer8360,675/
Jaufer831,766/
Jaafer83983/
Jawfer83953/
Jafeer83248/
Caefer8332/
Jaifer8324/
Jeafer8316/
Jeifer835/
Saefer833/
Jafear833/
Jafier832/
Jhafer832/
Jafher832/
Jeefer831/
Javfer831/
Hjafer831/
Jayfer831/
Jauffer77379/
Jaffier77240/
Jaayfer77205/
Jahufer7717/
Scaefer7714/
Jaffeer7714/
Jaiffer773/
Jayafer773/
Jaffear772/
Jafffer772/
Jhaffer772/
Caefear771/
Jaiafer771/
Jafferh771/
Jawffer771/
Ziaefer771/
Jheefer771/
Jehafer771/
Jaaifer771/
Jafheer771/
Joefere771/
Japheer771/
Jeuifer771/
Jaaffer771/
Joepfer770/
Yaefert770/
Caeffer770/
Zahefer770/
Sahefer770/
Jafir735,790/
Scaeffer7111/
Scahefer717/
Jahafeer712/
Jheiffer711/
Saheffer711/
Jauffert710/
Jaffir67125/
Geafer6788/
Japher6728/
Coefer6726/
Jaafir6725/
Soefer6722/
Jafair6712/
Jhafir6711/
Heofer673/
Scaheffer671/
Scaaeffer671/
Ejefir671/
Joufer671/
Joefre671/
Jafhir671/
Yeafer670/

Jaefer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jaefer in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻌﻔﺮjfr-

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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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  • 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 Jaefer
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