Jaffa Surname
Approximately 1,768 people bear this surname
Jaffa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 550 | 1:8,016 | 928 |
| United States | 464 | 1:781,161 | 60,501 |
| England | 233 | 1:239,133 | 19,651 |
| South Africa | 139 | 1:389,768 | 34,651 |
| Papua New Guinea | 77 | 1:105,892 | 14,318 |
| Nigeria | 62 | 1:2,857,141 | 90,271 |
| Malaysia | 31 | 1:951,427 | 42,969 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Iran | 22 | 1:3,490,115 | 99,764 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Sierra Leone | 16 | 1:443,102 | 516 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44 | 1:1,141,334 | 65,198 |
Jaffa (380) may also be a first name.
Jaffa Demographics
Average Jaffa Salary in
United States
$52,138 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jaffa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jaffa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jaffa (Arabic: جفا) occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jaffa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jaffa is the 229,220th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,121,915 people. Jaffa is primarily found in Africa, where 46 percent of Jaffa are found; 36 percent are found in West Africa and 31 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 444,827th most widely held given name world-wide It is held by 380 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is borne by 550 people, or 1 in 8,016. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Maryland County, where 71 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 18 percent reside and River Gee County, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Liberia it is found in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.
Jaffa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Jaffa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,055 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,371 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Jaffa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Jaffa last name are 40.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.48% being registered with the party.
The amount Jaffa earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 24.23% less than the national average, earning R 180,060 per year and in United States they earn 20.83% more than the national average, earning $52,138 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jaffa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jaffa in the Arabic language | ||
| جفا | jfa | - |
| اليافاوي | alyafawy | - |
| ليافا | lyafa | - |
| يافا | yafa | - |
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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 Jaffa
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