Jafaar Surname
Approximately 532 people bear this surname
Jafaar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Nigeria | 73 | 1:2,426,613 | 80,686 |
| Pakistan | 32 | 1:5,582,621 | 34,646 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Jafaar (600) may also be a first name.
Jafaar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jafaar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jafaar (Marathi: जाफर) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jafaar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jafaar is the 587,571st most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 13,698,395 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Jafaar are found; 36 percent are found in North Africa and 36 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Jafaar is also the 341,265th most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 600 people.
The surname is most frequent in Egypt, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 502,381. Outside of Egypt this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jafaar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jafaar in the Marathi language | ||
| जाफर | japhara | 66.67 |
| जफार | japhara | 33.33 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jafaar
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