Jafa Surname

547,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Jafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1101:698,02336,723
Nigeria1091:1,625,16360,488
Indonesia1021:1,296,56190,231
India671:11,448,737210,278
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Niger301:639,73415,675
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Jafa (504) may also be a first name.

Jafa Last Name Facts

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

Jafa (Arabic: جعفؤ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻑ, Hindi: जफा, Tibetan: རྒྱ་ཕ།) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Jafa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jafa? popularity and diffusion

Jafa is the 547,713th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,478,675 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Jafa reside; 31 percent reside in South Asia and 20 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Jafa is also the 377,412th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 504 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Iran, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 698,023. In Iran Jafa is most common in: Tehran Province, where 37 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 33 percent are found and Hormozgan Province, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran this surname is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent are found and Indonesia, where 17 percent are found.

Jafa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Jafa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 14.48% less than the national average, earning R 203,220 per year and in United States they earn 36.11% more than the national average, earning $58,732 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jafat892,933/
Jaffa891,768/
Jafai89638/
Djafa89272/
Jaafa89186/
Jafah8947/
Jaifa8934/
Jafaz8927/
Jafay8922/
Ijafa8921/
Jadfa8919/
Jahfa8918/
Jatfa8917/
Jafas8915/
Jaefa8910/
Jafad899/
Jafau898/
Jiafa897/
Jafaa895/
Jasfa894/
Jafea892/
Jayfa892/
Hjafa892/
Jazfa892/
Jafaj891/
Jafha891/
Jaffah8028/
Jafahu8024/
Jaffas8020/
Jaffat8018/
Djaffa8016/
Jahafa8010/
Jieafa808/
Jaafah807/
Ja'afa806/
Jatfat804/
Jaafai804/
Jaffay803/
Jafaja803/
Jaaffa803/
Jiafat802/
Jahfat802/
Jahfah802/
Djafat802/
Jaafas802/
Jaafat802/
Jaafaz802/
Jafaia802/
Jyafat801/
Jafatt801/
Jaffai801/
Jaifay801/
Djaafa801/
Ojiafa801/
Jafhat801/
Ijiafa801/
Jafaah801/
Jafach801/
Jafash801/
Jhafah801/
Jjyafa801/
Djafaj801/
Jafpha801/
Jaafau801/
Chjafa801/
Djajfa801/
Ejiafa801/
Jaifai801/
Jaifau801/
Jafaid801/
Jaffad801/
Jeafas800/
Safa7545,280/
Hafa751,439/
Yafa751,271/
Jafi751,190/
Zafa75943/
Cafa75879/
Jafy75217/
Jafe7570/
Jafo7556/
Jofa7522/
Žafa756/
Eafa755/
Iafa751/
Jaffaux7314/
Djahafa731/
Jafahat731/
Jahfash731/
Djeafea731/
Ja'afah731/
Jaafaiz731/
Saffa6721,761/
Jafer6712,310/
Jaffe6711,728/
Safai677,225/
Safaa676,805/
Yaffa674,940/
Chafa673,557/
Yafai672,228/
Jafet671,860/
Haifa671,763/
Caffa671,206/
Saifa671,115/
Hafaz67959/
Safah67734/
Scafa67628/
Haffa67551/
Zafad67516/
Hafat67470/
Jaifi67367/
Zaafa67310/
Jafit67270/
Haufa67269/
Jafei67238/
Khafa67194/
Hafad67161/
Safha67157/
Safau67150/
Jafes67147/
Yafat67132/
Saufa67124/
Hafas67124/
Jofai67115/
Zaffa67114/
Zaifa67114/
Djafo67111/
Hafaj67104/
Safay67103/
Yafay6796/
Joffa6787/
Japha6780/
Yasfa6777/
Jaffy6776/
Hayfa6770/
Jaffé6767/
Yafad6766/
Jaafi6762/
Hafai6755/
Jafee6753/
Jeifa6748/
Saafa6743/
Hasfa6743/
Safea6742/
Zafat6733/
Jofat6731/
Yafah6731/
Cafay6731/
Jaffi6728/
Zafas6727/
Jafeu6727/
Jafih6726/
Yafas6722/
Jaffo6720/
Džafa6720/
Joefa6720/
Juifa6718/
Zayfa6718/
Djofa6717/
Jaufi6716/
Hadfa6715/
Seafa6715/
Jodfa6715/
Jafid6714/
Hafah6714/
Jafou6714/
Iaffa6712/
Yafaa6710/
Javah679/
Yaafa679/
Sahfa679/
Yafea679/
Jafis678/
Joufa678/
Joifa678/
Zafaa678/
Hafaa676/
Zafaz676/
Jafed676/
Josfa675/
Yafaz675/
Jafie675/
Jafoo675/
Japfi675/
Zafai675/
Caufa674/
Jaafo674/
Jafui674/
Jasfo673/
Hafea673/
Jafiz673/
Hatfa673/
Jafeh673/
Jayfo673/
Zhafa673/
Yafha672/
Jasfe672/
Jiafi672/
Haïfa672/
Zafay672/
Giafa672/
Jaife672/
Jafoh672/
Yahfa672/
Haafa672/
Hsafa672/
Sapfa671/
Hazfa671/
Jojfa671/
Jafey671/
Jafos671/
Jahfe671/
Ihafa671/
Hojfa671/
Hafay671/
Yazfa671/
Yapfa671/
Iafat671/
Zafau671/
Jaufo671/
Jiafo671/
Eafea671/
Jafiy671/
Iafau671/
Jaffaish671/
Jaffatsh671/
Jaffè671/
Jahfi671/
Jaafy671/
Hiafa671/
Jawfi671/
Jaufe671/
Jhafo671/
Joofa671/
Jofaz671/
Jiofa671/
Zasfa671/
Yafoa671/
Yiafa671/
Sgafa671/
Hafau671/
Djaffeau671/
Ijafi671/
Cafha671/
Tjafo671/
Saf'a671/
Ziafa671/
Jafhe671/
Joyfa671/
Jopfa671/
Hafha671/

Jafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jafa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺎﻑjaf-
Jafa in the Tibetan language
རྒྱ་ཕ།gyapa-
Jafa in the Hindi language
जफाjapha80
जाफाjapha20
Jafa in the Arabic language
جعفؤjfw-

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