Jafara Surname
Approximately 258 people bear this surname
Jafara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 134 | 1:1,321,961 | 52,161 |
| India | 98 | 1:7,827,198 | 166,253 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Jafara (788) may also be a first name.
Jafara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jafara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jafara (Bengali: জোফরা, Hindi: जाफरा, Marathi: जाफरा) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jafara? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 993,593rd most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Jafara reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 291,981st most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 788 people.
The last name Jafara is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 1,321,961. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kaduna, where 17 percent reside, Gombe, where 16 percent reside and Niger, where 11 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it exists in 14 countries. It is also found in India, where 38 percent reside and Niger, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jafara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jafara in the Hindi language | ||
| जाफरा | japhara | 70 |
| जफरा | japhara | 20 |
| जफर | japhara | 5 |
| जाफारा | japhara | 2.5 |
| जफारा | japhara | 2.5 |
| Jafara in the Marathi language | ||
| जाफरा | japhara | 60 |
| जफरा | japhara | 20 |
| जाफर | japhara | 20 |
| Jafara in the Bengali language | ||
| জোফরা | jophara | 33.33 |
| জাফরা | japhara | 33.33 |
| জফরা | japhara | 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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- 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 Jafara
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