Jafal Surname

82,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Jafal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jafal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine1,7991:2,529524
Lebanon1,7711:3,183603
Jordan1,4201:6,2271,233
Iraq7341:47,7131,935
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Tunisia271:22,6163,533
India191:40,371,862445,856
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Jafal (208) may also be a first name.

Jafal Last Name Facts

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

Jafal (Hindi: जफल, Marathi: जफाळ) is found in Palestine more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jafal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 82,854th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,247,013 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Jafal live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Levant. Jafal is also the 627,410th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 208 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Palestine, where it is borne by 1,799 people, or 1 in 2,529. In Palestine Jafal is most common in: Jerusalem Governorate, where 94 percent are found, Bethlehem Governorate, where 2 percent are found and Hebron Governorate, where 1 percent are found. Barring Palestine this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 30 percent are found and Jordan, where 24 percent are found.

Jafal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Jafal surname is primarily Shiite (99%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaffal911,916/
Jaafal91319/
Jafale9154/
Djafal916/
Jasfal916/
Jaufal913/
Jahfal912/
Jafail912/
Jaifal911/
Jayfal911/
Jafaal911/
Djaffal8386/
Jaaffal8328/
Djaafal834/
Jaifale832/
Jaszfal831/
Jhafale831/
Jaffall831/
Safal80382/
Hafal80214/
Yafal80181/
Cafal804/
Zafal804/
Jafol801/
Djaffale771/
Saifal733,044/
Caifal73107/
Hasfal7374/
Zaufal7360/
Joufal7349/
Zafale7348/
Japhal7330/
Safail7328/
Safaul7325/
Caufal7324/
Saffal7321/
Saufal7310/
Jofall7310/
Yafale7310/
Josfal739/
Chafal737/
Haafal737/
Yaffal735/
Cafall735/
Haffal734/
Ziafal733/
Cafeal732/
Caffal732/
Hafale732/
Sahfal732/
Sawfal731/
Zafhal731/
Haifal731/
Jafeul731/
Joffal731/
Jofahl731/
Zaifal731/
Jafool731/
Jafoul731/
Javahl731/
Seafal731/
Zafail731/
Khafal731/
Zaffal730/
Chafale67900/
Caffall67226/
Chaffal6782/
Zaufall6728/
Hatfale6718/
Zadfahl677/
Chaifal675/
Chaufal673/
Khaffal672/
Khafail671/
Sahafal671/
Javahul671/
Jaiphal671/
Hatfald671/
Hadfall671/
Japheal671/
Safaill671/
Hafatel671/
Saffail671/
Saifaal671/
Zaifeal671/
Caafall670/
Saufahl670/
Hasfall670/

Jafal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jafal in the Hindi language
जफलjaphala83.33
जाफलjaphala16.67
Jafal in the Marathi language
जफाळjaphala50
जफलjaphala50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jafal
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