Jaffe Surname

44,283rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Jaffe Surname Definition:

(Hebrew) Handsome [from Hebrew yápháh, to be beautiful]

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Jaffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,3851:34,9024,352
England3321:167,82515,507
South Africa1811:299,32428,868
Pakistan1761:1,015,02213,094
Australia1191:226,85521,510
Canada931:396,18935,081
New Zealand871:52,0508,333
France731:909,900105,096
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Israel91:950,84857,975
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Finland71:785,24338,644
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
China51:273,464,31313,838
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland311:142,8997,868
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Jaffé (67) & Jaffè (1) are calculated separately.

Jaffe (207) may also be a first name.

Jaffe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Hebrew) Handsome [from Hebrew yápháh, to be beautiful]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Joffe.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Hebrew) Descendant of Jaffe, a pet form of Japheth (increase); variants of Joffe, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from the name of a male ancestor) or (from the name of a female ancestor) The name Kalonymos (“beautiful name”) is a Greek version of the Hebrew Shem Tov and was popular among the Jews in the Middle Ages. In the sixteenth century one family selected only the translation of Kalon (“beautiful”) as the family name in the Hebrew form of Jaffe (Yafeh). Later on, other Jews selected the name in tribute to a matriarch by the name of Shayndel (from the Yiddish which means “beautiful”). The name also appears as Yaffe, Yaffin, and Joffin, Jaffin.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

Named after the city Jaffe in Israel. The Hebrew word is יפה. The literal English translation is: beautiful.

Source: Educational guess: My family is Jewish and has this last name. They immigrated from Lithuania to the USA during the late 1930s to 1940s. My guess is that our last name was transliterated.

- nmj101

The surname Jaffé comes from the German word Jäger, meaning 'hunter'. It may also mean 'chief' or 'leader'. The bearers of this surname may have ancestors who were involved in activities related to hunting or leadership.

- dtraumann

Jaffe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jaffe (Arabic: جافي) is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant: Jaffé or Jaffè. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaffe? popularity and diffusion

Jaffe is the 44,283rd most widespread last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 621,380 people. The last name Jaffe occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Jaffe live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. Jaffe is also the 629,010th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 207 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 10,385 people, or 1 in 34,902. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 17 percent live, California, where 17 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 51 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Jaffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jaffe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Jaffe last name grew 54,658 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,006 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 160 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Jaffe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Jaffe last name is principally Jewish (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Jaffe surname are 41.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.27% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jaffe earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.44% more than the national average, earning R 331,368 per year; in United States they earn 36.37% more than the national average, earning $58,841 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.52% less than the national average, earning $48,433 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaffé9367/
Jaffè931/
Jaffer9160,675/
Jaffee911,377/
Jaffey91171/
Jaffie91110/
Jaffet91100/
Jaffei9118/
Jaffeh911/
Jaffeu911/
Djaffe911/
Jaaffe910/
Jaff894,088/
Jafe8970/
Djaffer83459/
Jauffer83379/
Jaffess8346/
Jaffeer8314/
Jaffett839/
Jayffee833/
Jaiffer833/
Jafffer832/
Jaffets832/
Jaaffer831/
Jawffer831/
Jafferh831/
Jafer8012,310/
Joffe803,665/
Yaffe802,577/
Jafet801,860/
Jaffa801,768/
Caffe80774/
Saffe80427/
Jafei80238/
Jafes80147/
Zaffe8079/
Jaffy8076/
Jafee8053/
Jaffi8028/
Jafeu8027/
Iaffe8013/
Haffe8012/
Jafed806/
Djafe806/
Jafie805/
Jaefe804/
Jafeh803/
Jaffs802/
Jafea802/
Jauff802/
Jasfe802/
Jaife802/
Jaaff802/
Jiffe801/
Jafey801/
Jahfe801/
Jaufe801/
Djaff801/
Jafft801/
Jafhe801/
Eaffe800/
Djaiffer775/
Djaaffer771/
Jaf751,644/
Djafer735,501/
Caffey734,000/
Caffee733,737/
Hauffe732,021/
Haffey731,834/
Jaufer731,766/
Zaffer731,077/
Chaffe731,040/
Jaafer73983/
Haffer73618/
Saffie73581/
Djaffi73578/
Jouffe73447/
Yaffee73285/
Jafeer73248/
Joffee73244/
Scaffe73201/
Joffer73179/
Haffez73164/
Saffee73135/
Zapffe73134/
Haffie73123/
Yaffie7371/
Iaffei7357/
Joffey7351/
Joffet7346/
Yaffey7340/
Jaffit7340/
Yaffei7333/
Joffie7328/
Jaifer7324/
Jiafei7318/
Jafett7317/
Jeafer7316/
Ejiafe7314/
Jaffui7314/
Saiffe7312/
Jafeed7311/
Jasfer7311/
Yaffes7310/
Jachfe7310/
Haffet739/
Jafees737/
Saffey737/
Zaffee736/
Saffei736/
Haffee735/
Haffes734/
Jafeez734/
Jafhet734/
Djauff734/
Yaffet734/
Joffei733/
Jafeit733/
Jaffay733/
Jaaffa733/
Jooffe733/
Haffej732/
Jafher732/
Zaffie732/
Haffed732/
Japfet732/
Jafeet732/
Djafet732/
Jeuffe732/
Joffes732/
Sauffe732/
Jayfer731/
Jayfey731/
Jaffai731/
Jaffid731/
Hjafer731/
Yaffer731/
Zaffet731/
Sayffe731/
Saffea731/
Jahaff731/
Jaffuy731/
Jaafes731/
Javfer731/
Yaaffe731/
Yaffeu731/
Saffeh731/
Haffei731/
Djaafe731/
Haffeh731/
Jafets731/
Jayife731/
Djaife731/
Ejaefe731/
Eaffee731/
Jaffiy731/
Jaffoi731/
Haiffe731/
Saaffe730/
Seaffe730/
Caaffe730/
Jaffis730/
Jiffee730/
Cafe6713,095/
Chaffee678,294/
Safe674,291/
Zafe673,684/
Chaffey673,239/
Yafe671,609/
Djaafer671,349/
Jafi671,190/
Chaffer671,159/
Jahf67826/
Jafa67584/
Hafe67431/
Saff67344/
Chauffe67285/
Zaff67250/
Jafy67217/
Jaayfer67205/
Djaifer67169/
Jofe67130/
Jaaf67122/
Caff6793/
Jaif6778/
Iafe6750/
Hjaf6742/
Haffeez6736/
Joff6735/
Heaffey6733/
Hauffer6733/
Djaf6728/
Jaft6727/
Ziaffie6725/
Chaffie6717/
Jafs6716/
Haffees6714/
Jauf6712/
Ijaf6711/
Chaffet6711/
Jiaf6711/
Jafz6710/
Haffett679/
Chaffei679/
Djeiffe679/
Scaffee678/
Jafeesh676/
Sauffee676/
Sauffie675/
Jajf674/
Ejjaaff674/
Jayafer673/
Jeaf673/
Jife673/
Zaffeer673/
Ajiasfe673/
Saiffee673/
Jasf673/
Yaff672/
Cahffee672/
Eaff672/
Giaffes672/
Zaiffer672/
Djadfer672/
Giaffei672/
Haffije672/
Zjaf672/
Jafp672/
Jyaf671/
Caffeey671/
Jasfeer671/
Jhaf671/
Dcaffey671/
Haffedt671/
Chaffes671/
Chaffea671/
Djeafer671/
Djaàfer671/
Djhafer671/
Djafeer671/
Djaafei671/
Jafheer671/
Jaaifer671/
Yaffehe671/
Giaffer671/
Djouffe671/
Djeafea671/
Haffeed671/
Jaiafer671/
Djahfer671/
Sahffie671/
Saaffee671/
Jadf671/
Jayf671/
Japf671/
Jgaf671/
Heaffie670/
Haiffer670/
Hcaffey670/
Jasfett670/

Jaffe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jaffe in the Arabic language
جافيjafy-

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Jaffe Reference & Research

Matz - Jaffe - Rabin DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Jaffe FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Jaffe FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Matz - Jaffe - Rabin FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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