Jafar Surname

2,638th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210,648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iran

Jafar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jafar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41,9031:4,227569
Iran35,6931:2,151267
Pakistan34,8871:5,121488
India25,8611:29,6612,201
Indonesia21,8351:6,057776
Sudan14,5601:2,576366
Afghanistan11,1081:2,895305
Ethiopia7,5661:12,8931,855
Bangladesh6,8491:23,2671,601
Saudi Arabia2,2661:13,6171,911
Malaysia1,1451:25,7592,296
United Arab Emirates8981:10,2031,278
Egypt8851:103,8828,743
Tanzania8061:65,6846,951
Kuwait5591:6,799949
United States4921:736,70557,727
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Iraq3251:107,7593,160
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Qatar2681:8,799961
England2111:264,06720,991
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Niger1311:146,5045,405
Sweden1171:84,1606,209
Uganda891:438,64426,475
Brunei771:5,438786
Brazil731:2,932,52586,118
Canada661:558,26746,632
Philippines641:1,581,847107,292
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Australia491:550,93340,757
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Mozambique361:757,2661,613
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Lebanon351:161,0607,588
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Azerbaijan311:311,2627,093
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Jordan251:353,69711,660
Kenya231:2,007,82236,224
Tajikistan221:381,2132,820
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Mauritania171:240,87411,443
Oman121:307,3314,704
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Guyana111:69,2935,568
Wales101:309,45316,869
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Libya91:693,7751,982
Israel91:950,84857,975
Norway81:642,78647,258
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Syria71:2,757,28911,022
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
France51:13,284,544357,392
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Comoros11:749,524685
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Suriname11:552,6169,664

Jafar (457,120) may also be a first name.

Jafar Last Name Facts

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

Jafar (Arabic: جعفار, Bengali: জাফর, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻌﻔﺮ, Hindi: जफर, Marathi: जाफर, Oriya: ଜାଫର) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jafar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,638th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 34,596 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Jafar reside; 54 percent reside in South Asia and 42 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Jafar is also the 2,228th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 457,120 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 41,903 people, or 1 in 4,227. In Nigeria Jafar is most numerous in: Kano, where 28 percent reside, Kaduna, where 17 percent reside and Katsina, where 15 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 96 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 17 percent reside and Pakistan, where 17 percent reside.

Jafar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Sunni (95%) in Lebanon and Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Jafar are 7.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jafar earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 17.5% more than the national average, earning R 279,228 per year; in United States they earn 16.49% more than the national average, earning $50,264 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.54% more than the national average, earning $49,949 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaafar91214,304/
Jaffar9126,220/
Djafar9123,470/
Jaufar91983/
Jawfar91760/
Jafaar91532/
Jaifar91312/
Jahfar91287/
Jafare91146/
Jhafar91106/
Hjafar9181/
Ja'far9176/
Jaefar9138/
Jeafar9121/
Jafair9112/
Jafarr9111/
Jafarz9111/
Jafhar9110/
Jasfar918/
Jjafar915/
Jayfar915/
Jafard915/
Japfar914/
Jafart913/
Jafear913/
Jaáfar913/
Jaàfar912/
Jafasr911/
Ijafar911/
Tjafar911/
Jâafar911/
Jaâfar911/
Jafaur911/
Jafarh911/
Jaãfar911/
J'Afar911/
Jaf'ar911/
Djaffar835,695/
Djaafar833,736/
Ja'afar83860/
Jaaffar83298/
Jaafarh83275/
Jaffard83235/
Djafaar83190/
Jaffart8376/
Jahafar8342/
Sdjafar8331/
Jahufar8326/
Hijafar8325/
Jadfard8316/
Ujjafar8316/
Jaafaar8315/
Dja'far8311/
Jhaffar8311/
Jaffaar838/
Jashfar837/
Jaafare837/
Djafare837/
Hdjafar836/
Djafhar836/
Jaffare836/
Ja'ffar836/
Jaaafar834/
Jaisfar832/
Jhaafar832/
Jaffear832/
Djafard832/
Jaa'far832/
Jjaffar831/
Jaffarr831/
Ujyafar831/
Jaafaur831/
Jahffar831/
Jaafasr831/
Jaayfar831/
Jauffar831/
Jjaafar831/
Djafatr831/
Jjayfar831/
Jafarrd831/
Jaafarr831/
Jaadfar831/
Jhafaar831/
Hjafare831/
Zafar80271,146/
Safar80106,359/
Jafor803,968/
Hafar802,932/
Yafar80445/
Cafar8035/
Jofar8015/
Iafar8015/
Jafarova771,559/
Hajjafar7719/
Ja'affar7715/
Jafarová775/
Djaaffar773/
Jaffa'ar773/
Jahaffar772/
Jaffarpp771/
Hujjafar771/
Jauffaur771/
Djafahar771/
Ja'a'Far771/
Hjaafaar771/
Ajjaifar771/
Djaffard771/
Djaffare771/
Djaiffar771/
Djaafare771/
Saffar739,444/
Zaffar737,219/
Haffar735,098/
Japhar732,275/
Hafare73654/
Jafour73554/
Zaafar73330/
Zadfar73290/
Yaffar73278/
Ziafar73271/
Saifar73205/
Jaafor73181/
Khafar73139/
Zafarz7392/
Iafare7392/
Yaafar7388/
Chafar7384/
Zafare7381/
Caffar7379/
Geafar7377/
Yadfar7377/
Safaar7355/
Zaufar7350/
Joufar7343/
Safarh7342/
Yasfar7333/
Yafare7327/
Zhafar7315/
Jafoor7313/
Zafajr7313/
Hajfar7312/
Jiafor7312/
Hasfar7311/
Saafar7311/
Haafar7311/
Zafaar7310/
Jaffor7310/
Safear739/
Zafair738/
Iaffar737/
Scafar736/
Zayfar736/
Safair735/
Jayfor735/
Zafhar735/
Djofar735/
Zaifar735/
Javahr734/
Ceafar734/
Safaur734/
Safhar733/
Zafarr733/
Hafarh733/
Jhofar733/
Iaafar733/
Jafore732/
Hafard732/
Joffar732/
Sahfar732/
Joofar732/
Zafear732/
Djafor732/
Zafart732/
Safarr731/
Jofair731/
Jofarr731/
Jowfar731/
Hafarz731/
Yafgar731/
Sgafar731/
Jaford731/
Jaforr731/
Zafasr731/
Hhafar731/
Johfar731/
Jofart731/
Zatfar731/
Zazfar731/
Zeafar731/
Yazfar731/
Giafar731/
Josfar731/
Ijafor731/
Zzafar731/
Zasfar731/
Yafart731/
Hatfar731/
Haifar731/
Hafart730/
Seafar730/
Jaffarova715/
Jaffarová712/
Jaafarová711/
Djaffaire711/
Javahar67975/
Djafour67788/
Jaafour67548/
Chaffar67317/
Joffard67144/
Chaifar67138/
Dzhafar67132/
Jhaphar6724/
Khaffar6723/
Chafare6717/
Khayfar6716/
Jaiphar6714/
Ejiafor6713/
Chafart6711/
Jahavar6711/
Khafare6710/
Jaffoor6710/
Ojiafor6710/
Giaffar679/
Zhaafar679/
Saiffar678/
Chafard677/
Japhare676/
Djaphar675/
Jafford674/
Zaffare674/
Joffart674/
Zaffaar674/
Haffart673/
Jaaphar673/
Haffard673/
Jaffour673/
Zafffar673/
Za'afar673/
Zayfart672/
Saayfar672/
Zhaffar672/
Sahafar671/
Saffair671/
Chaufar671/
Hasfare671/
Yafaire671/
Yahfear671/
Seafair671/
Ijofare671/
Joufair671/
Jasford671/
Khafaar671/
Jousfar671/
Yoeafar671/
Haifard671/
Haaffar671/
Dziafar671/
Ayyafar671/
Yasfard671/
Saffaar671/
Saaffar671/
Haffaar671/
Hayffar671/
Safaarh671/
Zaaffar671/
Zgaffar671/
Ehaffar671/
Jasfoor671/
Jayford670/
Heafart670/

Jafar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jafar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻌﻔﺮjfr-
Jafar in the Bengali language
জাফরjaphara95.1
জফরjaphara4.9
Jafar in the Oriya language
ଜାଫରjaphara77.61
ଜଫରjaphara6.72
ଜାଫାରjaphara5.22
ଜାଫର୍japhar3.73
ଯାଫରyaphara2.99
ଯାଫର୍yaphar0.75
ଜଫର୍japhar0.75
Jafar in the Hindi language
जफरjaphara68.28
जाफरjaphara30.66
जफ़रjafara0.27
जाफ़रjafara0.25
जफ़रjafara0.13
जाफ़रjafara0.01
जफ़ऱjafara0
जाकरjakara0
जफ़ारjafara0
जफ़़़़़़़़़़़़रjafara0
Jafar in the Marathi language
जाफरjaphara67.43
जफरjaphara20.95
जफारjaphara7.91
जाफ़रjafara1.45
जफ़रjafara0.42
आतारatara0.07
जाकरjakara0.04
ज़फ़रzafara0.02
गफ़ारीgafari0.02
््जफ़रjafara0.02
असारasara0.02
फ़रfara0.02
जासरjasara0.02
जकरjakara0.02
Jafar in the Arabic language
جعفارjfar-

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