Jafar Surname
Approximately 210,648 people bear this surname
Jafar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 41,903 | 1:4,227 | 569 |
| Iran | 35,693 | 1:2,151 | 267 |
| Pakistan | 34,887 | 1:5,121 | 488 |
| India | 25,861 | 1:29,661 | 2,201 |
| Indonesia | 21,835 | 1:6,057 | 776 |
| Sudan | 14,560 | 1:2,576 | 366 |
| Afghanistan | 11,108 | 1:2,895 | 305 |
| Ethiopia | 7,566 | 1:12,893 | 1,855 |
| Bangladesh | 6,849 | 1:23,267 | 1,601 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,266 | 1:13,617 | 1,911 |
| Malaysia | 1,145 | 1:25,759 | 2,296 |
| United Arab Emirates | 898 | 1:10,203 | 1,278 |
| Egypt | 885 | 1:103,882 | 8,743 |
| Tanzania | 806 | 1:65,684 | 6,951 |
| Kuwait | 559 | 1:6,799 | 949 |
| United States | 492 | 1:736,705 | 57,727 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Iraq | 325 | 1:107,759 | 3,160 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Qatar | 268 | 1:8,799 | 961 |
| England | 211 | 1:264,067 | 20,991 |
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Niger | 131 | 1:146,504 | 5,405 |
| Sweden | 117 | 1:84,160 | 6,209 |
| Uganda | 89 | 1:438,644 | 26,475 |
| Brunei | 77 | 1:5,438 | 786 |
| Brazil | 73 | 1:2,932,525 | 86,118 |
| Canada | 66 | 1:558,267 | 46,632 |
| Philippines | 64 | 1:1,581,847 | 107,292 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Spain | 43 | 1:1,087,257 | 39,071 |
| Belgium | 37 | 1:310,720 | 35,739 |
| Mozambique | 36 | 1:757,266 | 1,613 |
| Netherlands | 36 | 1:469,088 | 46,010 |
| Lebanon | 35 | 1:161,060 | 7,588 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Azerbaijan | 31 | 1:311,262 | 7,093 |
| Denmark | 29 | 1:194,645 | 16,083 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Jordan | 25 | 1:353,697 | 11,660 |
| Kenya | 23 | 1:2,007,822 | 36,224 |
| Tajikistan | 22 | 1:381,213 | 2,820 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Mauritania | 17 | 1:240,874 | 11,443 |
| Oman | 12 | 1:307,331 | 4,704 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Guyana | 11 | 1:69,293 | 5,568 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Syria | 7 | 1:2,757,289 | 11,022 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
Jafar (457,120) may also be a first name.
Jafar Demographics
Average Jafar Salary in
United States
$50,264 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Jafar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jafar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻌﻔﺮ | jfr | - |
| Jafar in the Bengali language | ||
| জাফর | japhara | 95.1 |
| জফর | japhara | 4.9 |
| Jafar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାଫର | japhara | 77.61 |
| ଜଫର | japhara | 6.72 |
| ଜାଫାର | japhara | 5.22 |
| ଜାଫର୍ | japhar | 3.73 |
| ଯାଫର | yaphara | 2.99 |
| ଯାଫର୍ | yaphar | 0.75 |
| ଜଫର୍ | japhar | 0.75 |
| Jafar in the Hindi language | ||
| जफर | japhara | 68.28 |
| जाफर | japhara | 30.66 |
| जफ़र | jafara | 0.27 |
| जाफ़र | jafara | 0.25 |
| जफ़र | jafara | 0.13 |
| जाफ़र | jafara | 0.01 |
| जफ़ऱ | jafara | 0 |
| जाकर | jakara | 0 |
| जफ़ार | jafara | 0 |
| जफ़़़़़़़़़़़़र | jafara | 0 |
| Jafar in the Marathi language | ||
| जाफर | japhara | 67.43 |
| जफर | japhara | 20.95 |
| जफार | japhara | 7.91 |
| जाफ़र | jafara | 1.45 |
| जफ़र | jafara | 0.42 |
| आतार | atara | 0.07 |
| जाकर | jakara | 0.04 |
| ज़फ़र | zafara | 0.02 |
| गफ़ारी | gafari | 0.02 |
| ््जफ़र | jafara | 0.02 |
| असार | asara | 0.02 |
| फ़र | fara | 0.02 |
| जासर | jasara | 0.02 |
| जकर | jakara | 0.02 |
| Jafar in the Arabic language | ||
| جعفار | jfar | - |
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