Jafali Surname

71,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,900 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Jafali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jafali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6,7181:2,548312
Zimbabwe1071:144,28318,537
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
England21:27,859,030389,889
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Jafali (5,885) may also be a first name.

Jafali Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jafali (Hindi: जफाली, Marathi: जाफली) is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jafali? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jafali is the 71,546th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,056,166 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jafali are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Jafali is also the 86,800th most prevalent forename globally It is held by 5,885 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 6,718 people, or 1 in 2,548. Aside from Malawi Jafali occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Jafali Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Jafali last name is principally Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaffali92563/
Jahfali92309/
Jafalie924/
Djafali923/
Jjafali921/
Jafaali921/
Jaffalie86134/
Djaffali86124/
Jaffalih864/
Djafalli861/
Safali833,204/
Yafali83355/
Hafali83205/
Jafale8354/
Jafala8312/
Zafali835/
Cafali831/
Jafeli831/
Iafali831/
Jaffallie801/
Saifali77938/
Safaali77115/
Japhali77104/
Hafalia7798/
Cafalli7741/
Jafolis7710/
Chafali777/
Jaffeli776/
Jafaleh775/
Hafeali775/
Jafally774/
Safalli773/
Yafalio772/
Saffali772/
Giafali772/
Haffali772/
Jaifale772/
Jafalla771/
Jaffaly771/
Zaffali771/
Zafalai771/
Hafalit771/
Safalai771/
Yasfali771/
Ziafali771/
Saafali771/
Jhafale771/
Jafaler771/
Yafasli771/
Giafalis7130/
Saifaali719/
Scaffali717/
Jafalleh711/
Jousfali711/
Hafalish711/
Djaffale711/
Jafaulla711/
Japhaeli711/
Saifaili711/
Khaffali711/
Safale67116/
Zafale6748/
Sofali6742/
Yafala6735/
Hafala6722/
Yafale6710/
Jafola672/
Hafale672/
Yafeli672/
Giaffalli671/
Yafoli671/
Zofali671/
Zafala671/
Cafaly670/

Jafali Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jafali in the Marathi language
जाफलीjaphali-
Jafali in the Hindi language
जफालीjaphali33.33
जफलीjaphali33.33
जाफलीjaphali33.33

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