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
Jafaar (Marathi: जाफर) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jafaar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 587,571st most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,698,395 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 341,265th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 600 people.
Jafaar is most common in Egypt, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 502,381. Apart from Egypt it occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.
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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