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) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Jafari.

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

The surname is the 1,172^nd most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 15,997 people. The last name Jafari occurs predominantly 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 widespread forename at a global level. It is borne by 51,790 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 418,656 people, or 1 in 183. In Iran Jafari is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 18 percent reside, Isfahan Province, where 10 percent reside and Fars Province, where 8 percent reside. Besides Iran this surname exists in 96 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 5 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.

Jafari Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Sunni (60%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Jafari last name are 8.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.94% being registered to vote for the 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.