Jafali Surname
Approximately 6,900 people bear this surname
Jafali Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 6,718 | 1:2,548 | 312 |
| Zimbabwe | 107 | 1:144,283 | 18,537 |
| Uganda | 35 | 1:1,115,408 | 46,348 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Jafali (5,885) may also be a first name.
Jafali Demographics
Jafali Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Jafali Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jafali Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jafali (Hindi: जफाली, Marathi: जाफली) is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jafali? popularity and diffusion
It is the 71,546th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,056,166 people. The surname Jafali occurs predominantly 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 widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 5,885 people.
The last name is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 6,718 people, or 1 in 2,548. Excluding Malawi this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Jafali Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Jafali last name is primarily Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaffali | 92 | 563 | / |
| Jahfali | 92 | 309 | / |
| Jafalie | 92 | 4 | / |
| Djafali | 92 | 3 | / |
| Jjafali | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jafaali | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jaffalie | 86 | 134 | / |
| Djaffali | 86 | 124 | / |
| Jaffalih | 86 | 4 | / |
| Djafalli | 86 | 1 | / |
| Safali | 83 | 3,204 | / |
| Yafali | 83 | 355 | / |
| Hafali | 83 | 205 | / |
| Jafale | 83 | 54 | / |
| Jafala | 83 | 12 | / |
| Zafali | 83 | 5 | / |
| Cafali | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jafeli | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iafali | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jaffallie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saifali | 77 | 938 | / |
| Safaali | 77 | 115 | / |
| Japhali | 77 | 104 | / |
| Hafalia | 77 | 98 | / |
| Cafalli | 77 | 41 | / |
| Jafolis | 77 | 10 | / |
| Chafali | 77 | 7 | / |
| Jaffeli | 77 | 6 | / |
| Jafaleh | 77 | 5 | / |
| Hafeali | 77 | 5 | / |
| Jafally | 77 | 4 | / |
| Safalli | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yafalio | 77 | 2 | / |
| Saffali | 77 | 2 | / |
| Giafali | 77 | 2 | / |
| Haffali | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jaifale | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jafalla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaffaly | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zaffali | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zafalai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hafalit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safalai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yasfali | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ziafali | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saafali | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jhafale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jafaler | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yafasli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Giafalis | 71 | 30 | / |
| Saifaali | 71 | 9 | / |
| Scaffali | 71 | 7 | / |
| Jafalleh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jousfali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hafalish | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djaffale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jafaulla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Japhaeli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saifaili | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaffali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safale | 67 | 116 | / |
| Zafale | 67 | 48 | / |
| Sofali | 67 | 42 | / |
| Yafala | 67 | 35 | / |
| Hafala | 67 | 22 | / |
| Yafale | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jafola | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hafale | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yafeli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Giaffalli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yafoli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zofali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zafala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cafaly | 67 | 0 | / |
Jafali Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jafali in the Marathi language | ||
| जाफली | japhali | - |
| Jafali in the Hindi language | ||
| जफाली | japhali | 33.33 |
| जफली | japhali | 33.33 |
| जाफली | japhali | 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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- 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 Jafali
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