Jafaro Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Jafaro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jafaro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria541:3,280,42199,135
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Jafaro (97) may also be a first name.

Jafaro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jafaro is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jafaro? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,839,022nd most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Jafaro reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 962,660th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 97 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 3,280,421. In Nigeria Jafaro is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa, where 22 percent reside, Delta, where 20 percent reside and Kano, where 17 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 36 percent reside and Lebanon, where 8 percent reside.

Jafaro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Jafaro surname is predominantly Greek Orthodox (43%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jafarou92981/
Jafaroj9212/
Jafaroh927/
Djafaro924/
Jaafaro922/
Jafaroy921/
Jafarod921/
Jaefaro921/
Djafarou864,399/
Jafarost862/
Jahfarou861/
Jaafaroh861/
Jafarhou861/
Jafaarou861/
Jaffarou861/
Cafaro838,027/
Jafara83258/
Safaro8338/
Zafaro8321/
Jafero832/
Hafaro832/
Yafaro831/
Djaffarou8014/
Djafarrou802/
Djaafarou801/
Djawfarou801/
Jaffarroo801/
Caffaro772,341/
Djafara77352/
Jafarah77264/
Scafaro77158/
Safaroh77158/
Safaroo7743/
Zafarou7734/
Cafearo7731/
Zafaroh7720/
Jaafara7719/
Saffaro7714/
Zaffaro779/
Jafarau776/
Jafaraz776/
Cafarro776/
Hafaroj773/
Jaffara772/
Yafarou772/
Safaroi772/
Jafarat772/
Iafauro771/
Jafarza771/
Japharo771/
Safarho771/
Jaifara771/
Jaufara771/
Chafaro771/
Caifaro771/
Jafareu771/
Jaffero770/
Scaffaro7149/
Jafarzah7134/
Djaafara7111/
Jaffarat715/
Chafarou714/
Dzhafaro713/
Jafaraah711/
Saifaroj711/
Djaffara711/
Djaforou711/
Chafairo711/
Djofarou711/
Saforo672,282/
Safara671,506/
Zafara67154/
Chaffarod67107/
Yafara6779/
Cafara6729/
Jofara6717/
Cáfaro6714/
Hafara6713/
Yaforo675/
Sofaro672/
Djafourou672/
Chafauros672/
Jafera672/
Cofaro671/
Djaffarau671/
Jafarashd671/
Ihafarosh671/
Safayrooh671/
Jafourosh671/
Zafarâ671/
Safarrooy671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Jafaro
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