View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

Where Does The Last Name Jafari Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Jafari (Arabic: جعفري, Bengali: জাফিরী, Hindi: जाफरी, Marathi: जाफरी) is most common in Iran. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jafari? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 1,172^nd most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 15,997 people. The last name Jafari is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Jafari are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Jafari is also the 17,944^th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 51,790 people.

The last name Jafari is most common in Iran, where it is held by 418,656 people, or 1 in 183. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 18 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 10 percent live and Fars Province, where 8 percent live. Excluding Iran this surname exists in 96 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 5 percent live and Pakistan, where 0 percent live.

Jafari Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Sunni (60%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Jafari surname are 8.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.94% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jafari earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.94% less than the national average, earning 256,308 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 80.48% more than the national average, earning R 428,880 per year; in United States they earn 37.06% more than the national average, earning $59,140 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.73% more than the national average, earning $54,519 CAD per year.