Jaffan Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Liberia

Jaffan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaffan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Liberia571:77,3436,506
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Syria141:1,378,6447,647
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Jaffan (12) may also be a first name.

Jaffan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jaffan occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaffan? popularity and diffusion

Jaffan is the 874,560th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,584,291 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Jaffan live; 59 percent live in North Africa and 59 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name globally It is held by 12 people.

Jaffan is most frequent in Egypt, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 502,381. Apart from Egypt this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Jaffan Last Name Statistics demography

Jaffan earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 105.31% more than the national average, earning $88,589 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaffane924/
Jaffand920/
Jafan916,116/
Saffan831,040/
Haffan8380/
Jaifan8326/
Jaffon8321/
Jaufan8313/
Zaffan836/
Djafan836/
Jahfan834/
Ijafan832/
Jasfan832/
Jafane832/
Jaafan832/
Caffan831/
Joffan831/
Jhafan831/
Jafant831/
Jayfan831/
Jafayn831/
Jazfan831/
Jiafan831/
Jafhan831/
Haffane77671/
Djafang7742/
Zaffane7717/
Jiafang7713/
Djafane778/
Jasfain776/
Jahafan776/
Jayfahn776/
Jawfhan773/
Scaffan772/
Saffean771/
Chaffan771/
Jahfamn771/
Jayfand771/
Saiffan771/
Saffain771/
Djaffon771/
Jayfang771/
Sauffan771/
Safan734,336/
Yafan73311/
Hafan73306/
Zafan73268/
Cafan7312/
Jofan7311/
Jafon739/
Iafan736/
Eafan732/
Khaffane71453/
Djoffang7116/
Chaffain719/
Hauffain711/
Haffaine711/
Djouffan711/
Chaffant710/
Saafan6714,943/
Saifan677,375/
Safaan672,026/
Zaafan671,514/
Zafane67548/
Saffon67487/
Seafan67432/
Soffan67240/
Chafan67143/
Zaifan67129/
Jafoun6790/
Sahfan6764/
Safain6756/
Hafane6746/
Khafan6736/
Jofang6727/
Saufan6725/
Hoffan6724/
Coffan6723/
Yafang6723/
Caffon6722/
Japhan6722/
Djafam6719/
Yaffon6716/
Yafand6711/
Hasfan679/
Juifan679/
Haifan679/
Sa'fan679/
Safann678/
Safhan678/
Josfan676/
Zhafan675/
Joufan675/
Jofane675/
Zafaan675/
Yafhan675/
Yafant675/
Haffon673/
Chaffagne673/
Jaafam673/
Yatfan672/
Safean672/
Yafaan672/
Yasfan672/
Yafane672/
Jozfan672/
Jofann671/
Hyafan671/
Haffam671/
Zaufan671/
Jeifan671/
Zayfan671/
Ihafan671/
Jaifon671/
Hayfan671/
Joffon671/
Zafhan671/
Saffòn671/
Sajfan671/
Sawfan671/
Hadfan671/
Djouffang671/
Djuoffang671/
Hafain671/
Safaun671/
Zafean671/

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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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  • 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 Jaffan
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