Jaffar Surname
Approximately 26,220 people bear this surname
Jaffar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 9,295 | 1:19,219 | 1,121 |
| Sudan | 3,640 | 1:10,305 | 1,452 |
| India | 2,122 | 1:361,482 | 19,605 |
| Malaysia | 2,025 | 1:14,565 | 1,485 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,789 | 1:17,248 | 2,391 |
| Bahrain | 1,455 | 1:927 | 109 |
| Tanzania | 1,105 | 1:47,911 | 5,371 |
| United Arab Emirates | 832 | 1:11,012 | 1,377 |
| Morocco | 443 | 1:77,824 | 13,257 |
| Singapore | 270 | 1:20,399 | 813 |
| Oman | 266 | 1:13,865 | 1,582 |
| United States | 241 | 1:1,503,979 | 102,346 |
| South Africa | 236 | 1:229,567 | 23,799 |
| Qatar | 231 | 1:10,208 | 1,127 |
| England | 230 | 1:242,252 | 19,814 |
| Kenya | 212 | 1:217,830 | 15,493 |
| Kuwait | 202 | 1:18,815 | 2,493 |
| Indonesia | 178 | 1:742,973 | 57,103 |
| France | 136 | 1:488,402 | 68,701 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Nigeria | 123 | 1:1,440,185 | 55,603 |
| Uganda | 122 | 1:319,994 | 21,696 |
| Iraq | 94 | 1:372,571 | 6,843 |
| Canada | 89 | 1:413,995 | 36,402 |
| Australia | 89 | 1:303,322 | 26,493 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 65 | 1:20,984 | 2,411 |
| Philippines | 57 | 1:1,776,109 | 113,042 |
| Romania | 47 | 1:427,189 | 34,091 |
| Mauritania | 44 | 1:93,065 | 5,851 |
| Guinea | 34 | 1:348,053 | 1,137 |
| Iran | 32 | 1:2,399,454 | 79,639 |
| Niger | 32 | 1:599,751 | 14,963 |
| Ireland | 27 | 1:174,405 | 7,679 |
| Guyana | 27 | 1:28,230 | 3,128 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Lebanon | 24 | 1:234,878 | 9,056 |
| Senegal | 13 | 1:1,121,488 | 3,334 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Yemen | 10 | 1:2,642,529 | 14,606 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Comoros | 9 | 1:83,280 | 279 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Grenada | 7 | 1:15,505 | 950 |
| Mauritius | 6 | 1:215,570 | 8,537 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Jaffar (47,768) may also be a first name.
Jaffar Demographics
Average Jaffar Salary in
United States
$39,098 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jaffar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jaffar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jaffar (Arabic: جفار, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻌﻔﺮ, Hindi: जफ्फार, Marathi: जाफर, Oriya: ଜାଫର) is found most in Pakistan. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Jaffar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jaffar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 20,810th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 277,938 people. Jaffar is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Jaffar reside; 44 percent reside in South Asia and 37 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 19,213th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 47,768 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 9,295 people, or 1 in 19,219. In Pakistan Jaffar is primarily found in: Punjab, where 47 percent live, Sindh, where 33 percent live and Balochistan, where 11 percent live. Excluding Pakistan it exists in 86 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 14 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.
Jaffar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Jaffar has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Jaffar last name rose 23,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Jaffar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Jaffar surname is principally Muslim (67%) in Kenya and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Jaffar are 1.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.52% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Jaffar earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 22.25% less than the national average, earning 269,070 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.29% more than the national average, earning R 273,972 per year; in United States they earn 9.39% less than the national average, earning $39,098 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.03% more than the national average, earning $54,167 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jaffar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jaffar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻌﻔﺮ | jfr | - |
| Jaffar in the Marathi language | ||
| जाफर | japhara | 86.59 |
| जफर | japhara | 8.81 |
| जफार | japhara | 1.53 |
| जाफ़र | jafara | 0.77 |
| गफ़ार | gafara | 0.38 |
| जापर | japara | 0.38 |
| जाकर | jakara | 0.38 |
| जा़फर | japhara | 0.38 |
| जाफार | japhara | 0.38 |
| Jaffar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାଫର | japhara | 70 |
| ଜଫର | japhara | 10 |
| ଜାେଫର | jaephara | 10 |
| ଜାଫାର | japhara | 10 |
| Jaffar in the Hindi language | ||
| जफ्फार | japhphara | 45.33 |
| जफ्फर | japhphara | 31.33 |
| जफफार | japhaphara | 8.67 |
| जफफर | japhaphara | 6.67 |
| जाफर | japhara | 3.33 |
| जफर | japhara | 2.67 |
| जफ़्फार | jafphara | 0.67 |
| जफरे | japhare | 0.67 |
| जफ़्फार | jafphara | 0.67 |
| Jaffar in the Arabic language | ||
| جفار | jfar | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jaffar
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