Jaf Surname

242,725th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Jaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq4191:83,5842,678
Pakistan2921:611,7949,685
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Iran1011:760,22338,762
Sweden571:172,75011,943
India511:15,040,498247,985
England491:1,137,10353,999
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Norway331:155,82719,235
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Jordan251:353,69711,660
United Arab Emirates211:436,29923,129
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
China51:273,464,31313,838
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Jaf (658) may also be a first name.

Jaf Last Name Facts

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

Jaf (Arabic: عجاف, Hindi: जफ) is found in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 242,725th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,432,814 people. Jaf is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Jaf reside; 48 percent reside in West Asia and 27 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 323,699th most frequent first name globally, held by 658 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Iraq, where it is held by 419 people, or 1 in 83,584. Aside from Iraq it exists in 62 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 18 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent live.

Jaf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jaf last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jaf earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 40.19% less than the national average, earning 206,993 kr per year and in United States they earn 36.47% less than the national average, earning $27,414 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaff864,088/
Jahf86826/
Jaaf86122/
Jaif8678/
Jafe8670/
Jaef8651/
Hjaf8642/
Djaf8628/
Jaft8627/
Jafs8616/
Jauf8612/
Jiaf8611/
Ijaf8611/
Jafz8610/
Jajf864/
Jasf863/
Jeaf863/
Zjaf862/
Jafp862/
Jgaf861/
Jhaf861/
Jadf861/
Jayf861/
Jyaf861/
Japf861/
Jahaf7516,125/
Jaffe7511,728/
Ejjaf75136/
Djafe756/
Ja'af756/
Djaif754/
Ajhaf754/
Jauff752/
Jasfe752/
Jaffs752/
Aijaf752/
Jaife752/
Jaaff752/
Jihaf751/
Hijaf751/
Jjayf751/
Jafhe751/
Jafft751/
Jaifs751/
Jattf751/
Djaff751/
Hjaif751/
Jaufe751/
Jausf751/
Jeafs751/
Saf6750,983/
Jaw677,644/
Jab671,972/
Caf671,674/
Haf671,367/
Jav671,312/
Yaf671,007/
Zaf67333/
Jof6726/
Eaf6711/
Jachfe6710/
Hajjaf679/
Iaf679/
Djauff674/
Djaife671/
Jhaifh671/
Djahaf671/
Jahaff671/
Jasfhp671/
Djaafe671/
Djaffe671/
Jahaif671/
Jachhf671/
Jaaffe670/

Jaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jaf in the Hindi language
जफjapha64.71
जाफjapha35.29
Jaf in the Arabic language
عجافjaf-
جفjf-

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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 Jaf
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