Jafer Surname

42,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Jafer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jafer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia8,8541:11,0171,638
Pakistan1,0551:169,3314,380
India7041:1,089,58244,890
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
United Arab Emirates2251:40,7214,209
Australia2071:130,41414,194
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Iraq891:393,5027,096
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Mauritius551:23,5174,778
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Sweden211:468,89333,666
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
England161:3,482,379114,324
Guyana161:47,6394,360
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Libya91:693,7751,982
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Jáfer (1) are calculated separately.

Jafer (13,088) may also be a first name.

Jafer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jafer (Hindi: जफेर, Marathi: जाफेर) occurs most in Ethiopia. It may also appear as a variant: Jáfer. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jafer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 42,350th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 592,002 people. The last name Jafer occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Jafer reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Jafer is also the 51,032nd most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 13,088 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 8,854 people, or 1 in 11,017. Beside Ethiopia it exists in 54 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 9 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Jafer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jafer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jafer last name expanded 1,540 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jafer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jafer surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Jafer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.39% less than the national average, earning $40,391 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.98% more than the national average, earning $53,650 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jáfer931/
Jaffer9160,675/
Djafer915,501/
Jaufer911,766/
Jafere911,456/
Jaafer91983/
Jawfer91953/
Jafeer91248/
Jahfer9138/
Jaifer9124/
Jeafer9116/
Jasfer9111/
Jaefer918/
Jafear913/
Jafier912/
Jafher912/
Jafert912/
Jhafer912/
Jayfer911/
Hjafer911/
Javfer911/
Jafe8970/
Djaafer831,349/
Djaffer83459/
Jauffer83379/
Jaffier83240/
Jaayfer83205/
Djaifer83169/
Jahufer8317/
Jaffeer8314/
Jahafer838/
Jaffere837/
Jaiffer833/
Jhaffer832/
Jaffear832/
Djadfer832/
Jafffer832/
Jasfeer831/
Jaaffer831/
Djeafer831/
Djaàfer831/
Djhafer831/
Djafeer831/
Jafeere831/
Jafheer831/
Jaaifer831/
Jawffer831/
Jafferh831/
Jaffert831/
Djahfer831/
Zafer8020,898/
Jaffe8011,728/
Hafer806,443/
Jafir805,790/
Safer805,295/
Jafet801,860/
Cafer80914/
Jafre80457/
Jafei80238/
Jafes80147/
Jofer8070/
Jafee8053/
Jafeu8027/
Yafer806/
Jafed806/
Djafe806/
Jafie805/
Jafeh803/
Jafea802/
Jasfe802/
Jaife802/
Jafey801/
Jahfe801/
Jaufe801/
Jafhe801/
Djaiffer775/
Jahafeer772/
Djaaffer771/
Djaafeer771/
Sdjaafer771/
Jauffert770/
Safeer7323,757/
Saffer733,334/
Jaffre733,104/
Chafer732,738/
Zafeer732,079/
Jaffee731,377/
Zaffer731,077/
Safier73669/
Haffer73618/
Caffer73381/
Joffer73179/
Saifer73174/
Jaffey73171/
Jaffir73125/
Haifer73121/
Jaffie73110/
Jaffet73100/
Geafer7388/
Haufer7376/
Heafer7374/
Džafer7365/
Zaafer7346/
Haferd7340/
Jaufre7335/
Zaifer7335/
Japher7328/
Sojfer7325/
Jaafir7325/
Sajfer7324/
Saufer7321/
Jaffei7318/
Hafert7318/
Jiafei7318/
Jafire7318/
Jafett7317/
Hafeer7314/
Ejiafe7314/
Capfer7313/
Scafer7313/
Jafair7312/
Jafeed7311/
Jhafir7311/
Hayfer7310/
Jachfe7310/
Safeur7310/
Khafer739/
Safear739/
Jafees737/
Jahfir737/
Sahfer735/
Jeifer735/
Seafer735/
Zajfer735/
Jasfir734/
Jafeez734/
Zafere734/
Jafhet734/
Zafier734/
Zhafer733/
Jofere733/
Jafeit733/
Hatfer732/
Caufer732/
Djafre732/
Japfet732/
Jafeet732/
Đžafer732/
Zafear732/
Djafet732/
Ceafer731/
Jayfey731/
Jowfer731/
Jaffeh731/
Jafhir731/
Jafreh731/
Jahver731/
Djafir731/
Haferr731/
Haferz731/
Hafher731/
Hafier731/
Yaffer731/
Djafér731/
Jaffeu731/
Jaafes731/
Yafere731/
Hadfer731/
Djaafe731/
Djaffe731/
Joufer731/
Jafets731/
Djaife731/
Saferr731/
Zafeir731/
Zafert731/
Hapfer730/
Sawfer730/
Jaaffe730/
Cafe6713,095/
Safe674,291/
Zafe673,684/
Yafe671,609/
Jafi671,190/
Chaffer671,159/
Jaafreh671,033/
Jafa67584/
Zajfert67570/
Zayfert67566/
Saffier67448/
Dzhafer67424/
Zaifert67256/
Jafy67217/
Haffert67151/
Chaufer67137/
Jofe67130/
Jauffre6765/
Iafe6750/
Jaffess6746/
Scaffer6736/
Hauffer6733/
Jõffert6719/
Japhert6717/
Haufert6716/
Giaufer6716/
Saffeir6714/
Sauffer6714/
Saffeer6713/
Chaifer6713/
Zaffere6712/
Jaffett679/
Chafert679/
Djaffre678/
Sahffer677/
Saiffer676/
Khafeer676/
Jafeesh676/
Safheer675/
Zajferd674/
Khafere674/
Scahfer673/
Jayffee673/
Chafier673/
Khaifer673/
Saufier673/
Zaffeer673/
Joffert673/
Ajiasfe673/
Jaiffre673/
Ejiofer672/
Zaiffer672/
Jaffire672/
Jaffets672/
Sajffer671/
Saifeer671/
Safeerh671/
Cheafer671/
Japheer671/
Haufier671/
Haupfer671/
Jhafreh671/
Yahfear671/
Zaffier671/
Seaffer671/
Djaafre671/
Zaferre671/
Djaafei671/
Japhier671/
Jhaffre671/
Shsafer671/
Safeerr671/
Saufeur671/
Hafeerz671/
Giaffer671/
Djeafea671/
Kheafer671/
Chafere671/
Djaafir671/
Saafier671/
Scaifer671/
Zaaafer671/
Cauffer671/
Khaffer671/
Hafferd670/
Hayferd670/
Hafherr670/
Joepfer670/
Hawferd670/
Hasferd670/
Haiffer670/
Jasfett670/
Haafier670/

Jafer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jafer in the Marathi language
जाफेरjaphera76.19
जफेरjaphera11.11
जाफ़रjafara4.76
जाकेरjakera1.59
जाफ़ेरjafera1.59
Jafer in the Hindi language
जफेरjaphera39.39
जाफरjaphara30.3
जाफेरjaphera15.15
जफॅरjaphera9.09
जाफॅरjaphera6.06

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