Jafah Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Jafah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jafah (12) may also be a first name.
Jafah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jafah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jafah is held by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jafah? popularity and diffusion
Jafah is the 2,843,861st most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. Jafah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Jafah live; 43 percent live in West Asia and 34 percent live in Levant. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 12 people.
It is most prevalent in Iraq, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 2,188,853. Other than Iraq this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 32 percent reside and Malawi, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaffah | 91 | 28 | / |
| Jafahu | 91 | 24 | / |
| Jaafah | 91 | 7 | / |
| Jahfah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Jhafah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jafash | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jafach | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jafaah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jafa | 89 | 584 | / |
| Ja'afah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jafahat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jahfash | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jafat | 80 | 2,933 | / |
| Jaffa | 80 | 1,768 | / |
| Jafai | 80 | 638 | / |
| Jaafa | 80 | 186 | / |
| Jaifa | 80 | 34 | / |
| Yafah | 80 | 31 | / |
| Jafaz | 80 | 27 | / |
| Jafay | 80 | 22 | / |
| Ijafa | 80 | 21 | / |
| Jadfa | 80 | 19 | / |
| Jahfa | 80 | 18 | / |
| Jatfa | 80 | 17 | / |
| Jafas | 80 | 15 | / |
| Javah | 80 | 9 | / |
| Jafad | 80 | 9 | / |
| Jafau | 80 | 8 | / |
| Jiafa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Jafaa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Jasfa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Jafea | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jayfa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hjafa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jafoh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jazfa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jafha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jafaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jaffatsh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaffaish | 77 | 1 | / |
| Javaha | 73 | 93 | / |
| Joufah | 73 | 20 | / |
| Jaffas | 73 | 20 | / |
| Jaffat | 73 | 18 | / |
| Yaufah | 73 | 17 | / |
| Jahafa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Jieafa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ja'afa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jaafai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jatfat | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jaaffa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jaffay | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jaafaz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jaafat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jaafas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yasfah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jiafat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jahfat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jaifai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jafaid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jyafat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaivah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jafatt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaffai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaifay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojiafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jafhat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ijiafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Japhah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaffad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaifau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ejiafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaafau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jafpha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaffoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaffah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jjyafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeafas | 73 | 0 | / |
| Yafa | 67 | 1,271 | / |
| Jafo | 67 | 56 | / |
| Jofa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Jaffaux | 67 | 14 | / |
| Eafa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jaafaiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jatfoth | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Jafah
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