Jaffaer Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Africa

Jaffaer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaffaer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Jaffaer (7) may also be a first name.

Jaffaer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jaffaer is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Jaffaer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaffaer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Jaffaer is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Jaffaer are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 4,548,448th most widely held forename world-wide It is held by 7 people.

The last name Jaffaer is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India it is most common in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 50 percent live and Telangana, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account India this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 40 percent live and South Africa, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaffaher9312/
Jafaer924/
Jaffier86240/
Jaffeer8614/
Jaiffer863/
Jaffear862/
Jaafaer861/
Jaffuer861/
Zaffaer861/
Jauffaur801/
Djaafaer801/
Sauffaer800/
Jafeer77248/
Jaifer7724/
Jeafer7716/
Jafair7712/
Safaer774/
Zafaer774/
Jafear773/
Jafier772/
Yaffer771/
Jafaur771/
Javaher71135/
Safaher7112/
Jaffour713/
Zaafaer711/
Jafheer711/
Jaafaur711/
Jafajir711/
Jafajoor6711/
Yafer676/
Jahafeer672/
Jheiffer671/

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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 Jaffaer
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