Jafel Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Algeria

Jafel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jafel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Jafel (50) may also be a first name.

Jafel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jafel (Hindi: जफेल, Marathi: जाफेल) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Jafel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jafel? popularity and diffusion

Jafel is the 5,812,366th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Jafel live; 45 percent live in South America and 45 percent live in Luso-South America. Jafel is also the 1,412,538th most widely held given name worldwide. It is borne by 50 people.

The last name Jafel is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 42,814,866. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Paraná, where 80 percent reside and São Paulo, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Brazil Jafel is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 9 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Jafel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jafel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jahfel91149/
Jaffel9170/
Jafeld9116/
Jafeel9113/
Djafel918/
Jafeul911/
Jafael911/
Jafuel911/
Jafl8947/
Djaffel8374/
Jaffuel8354/
Jaafeel831/
Jadfeld830/
Hafel80599/
Jafil80420/
Safel80323/
Yafel80122/
Cafel8015/
Jofel803/
Jgafl802/
Hjafl801/
Jaisfeld7721/
Jafelová771/
Hafeel734,520/
Safiel731,061/
Yafele73699/
Saffel73497/
Zapfel73365/
Safeel73316/
Joifel73110/
Caffel7367/
Zafeel7351/
Hafell7344/
Chafel7342/
Hafeld7340/
Jaafil7337/
Jafiol7337/
Saifel7335/
Joffel7333/
Zaufel7318/
Safell7317/
Haffel7313/
Hafelt7312/
Djafil7310/
Haifel739/
Jöfelt738/
Safael736/
Japhel735/
Jafleh735/
Jofiel734/
Zafelt733/
Jofelt733/
Saafel732/
Safuel732/
Jahfil732/
Khafel732/
Cafeel731/
Caufel731/
Haufel731/
Hadfel731/
Scafel731/
Zeafel731/
Zafael731/
Zaafel731/
Cafell730/
Zaifel730/
Joyfel730/
Jaffelová713/
Saffell671,930/
Caffell67283/
Haßfeld67112/
Chafuel6793/
Jaffiol6783/
Hasfeld6774/
Japhael6764/
Chaffel6756/
Haffelt6753/
Josfeld6722/
Zaifeld6720/
Saifoel6719/
Safl6715/
Hadfeld6712/
Zapffel676/
Hatfeld675/
Hafl674/
Khafeel674/
Haffell673/
Haifeld672/
Caufell671/
Haufelt671/
Hayfeld671/
Hadfell671/
Hafeelh671/
Zeapfel671/
Jafflet671/
Jophael671/
Joffell671/
Zaëpfel671/
Hahfeld671/
Caiffel671/
Djaflet671/
Haafeld671/
Hafeeld671/
Saffiel670/
Hasfelt670/
Cawfell670/
Hapfeld670/
Hapfelt670/
Haffeel670/
Hatfelt670/
Hazfeld670/

Jafel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jafel in the Hindi language
जफेलjaphela-
Jafel in the Marathi language
जाफेलjaphela-

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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 Jafel
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