Jaff Surname

113,188th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,088 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Jaff Surname User-submission:

The Jaff surname means 'dry' in the Arabic language.

Jaff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2,3171:8,9641,170
Iraq5661:61,8762,250
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
Pakistan1411:1,266,97814,818
England1111:501,96431,980
Sweden541:182,34712,605
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
Malaysia291:1,017,04245,504
India291:26,450,530346,896
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Austria171:500,90847,931
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Norway141:367,30634,015
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
France91:7,380,302306,885
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
China41:341,830,39216,990
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Jaff (355) may also be a first name.

Jaff Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Jaff surname means 'dry' in the Arabic language.

- laythm8boi

Jaff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jaff is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 113,188th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,782,668 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Jaff reside; 56 percent reside in Central Africa and 56 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Jaff is also the 462,374th most frequently held first name globally, held by 355 people.

Jaff is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 2,317 people, or 1 in 8,964. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 81 percent live, Centre Region, where 8 percent live and Littoral Region, where 4 percent live. Outside of Cameroon it exists in 58 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 14 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent live.

Jaff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jaff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jaff surname rose 1,790 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 740 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jaff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jaff last name are 22.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.19% registered with the party.

The amount Jaff earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.65% less than the national average, earning 250,396 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 325.06% more than the national average, earning R 1,010,110 per year; in United States they earn 0.82% less than the national average, earning $42,797 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.37% more than the national average, earning $67,753 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaffe8911,728/
Jaaff892/
Jauff892/
Jaffs892/
Jafft891/
Djaff891/
Jaf861,644/
Djauff804/
Jahaff801/
Djaffe801/
Jaaffe800/
Haff751,780/
Jahf75826/
Saff75344/
Zaff75250/
Jaaf75122/
Caff7593/
Jaif7578/
Jafe7570/
Jaef7551/
Hjaf7542/
Joff7535/
Djaf7528/
Jaft7527/
Jafs7516/
Jauf7512/
Jiaf7511/
Ijaf7511/
Jafz7510/
Jajf754/
Jeaf753/
Jasf753/
Eaff752/
Yaff752/
Zjaf752/
Jafp752/
Jyaf751/
Jgaf751/
Japf751/
Jayf751/
Jadf751/
Jhaf751/
Ejjaaff734/
Jahaf6716,125/
Hauff674,635/
Joffe673,665/
Yaffe672,577/
Scaff671,558/
Chaff67240/
Haaff67196/
Zafft67191/
Hafft67149/
Saiff67139/
Ejjaf67136/
Sauff67131/
Joffs6787/
Zaffe6779/
Zapff6760/
Cauff6727/
Zaiff6724/
Juiff6719/
Giaff6718/
Haffz6715/
Iaffe6713/
Jeuff6712/
Haffe6712/
Ja'af676/
Djafe676/
Ajhaf674/
Khaff674/
Djaif674/
Joeff673/
Haiff672/
Haffs672/
Jasfe672/
Aijaf672/
Jaife672/
Hjaif671/
Jjayf671/
Jattf671/
Hijaf671/
Jaifs671/
Zazff671/
Joffė671/
Jihaf671/
Jaufe671/
Jeafs671/
Jausf671/
Hiaff671/
Geaff671/
Jafhe671/
Seaff670/
Eaoff670/
Jouff670/

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