Jaffer Surname

9,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Jaffer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan40,8761:4,370443
Sudan3,0801:12,1791,700
Saudi Arabia2,8221:10,9341,522
India1,9991:383,72520,489
United Arab Emirates1,6501:5,553692
South Africa1,3551:39,9845,131
Canada1,3481:27,3343,632
Bahrain1,2341:1,093145
United States1,1921:304,07627,984
Tanzania1,0841:48,8395,457
England1,0301:54,0956,587
Oman8491:4,344623
Kenya7621:60,6045,922
Kuwait3761:10,1081,395
Qatar2681:8,799961
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Australia1501:179,97118,195
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Yemen111:2,402,29914,089
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Norway91:571,36544,190
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
France51:13,284,544357,392
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Wales41:773,63329,106
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Jaffer (45,443) may also be a first name.

Jaffer Last Name Facts

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

Jaffer (Arabic: جافير, Marathi: जाफेर) occurs most in Pakistan. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaffer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 9,338th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 120,108 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Jaffer are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 68 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Jaffer is also the 20,046th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 45,443 people.

This surname is most common in Pakistan, where it is carried by 40,876 people, or 1 in 4,370. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 69 percent reside, Sindh, where 15 percent reside and Balochistan, where 7 percent reside. Besides Pakistan this last name occurs in 69 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 5 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent reside.

Jaffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jaffer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jaffer last name grew 29,800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 10,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jaffer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (67%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Jaffer surname are 2.11% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.12% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jaffer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.23% less than the national average, earning 217,251 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.09% more than the national average, earning R 247,368 per year; in United States they earn 35.92% more than the national average, earning $58,648 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.43% more than the national average, earning $62,812 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djaffer92459/
Jauffer92379/
Jaffier92240/
Jaffeer9214/
Jaffere927/
Jaiffer923/
Jhaffer922/
Jaffear922/
Jafffer922/
Jaaffer921/
Jawffer921/
Jafferh921/
Jaffert921/
Jafer9112,310/
Jaffe9111,728/
Djaiffer865/
Djaaffer861/
Jauffert860/
Djafer835,501/
Saffer833,334/
Jaffre833,104/
Jaufer831,766/
Jafere831,456/
Jaffee831,377/
Zaffer831,077/
Jaafer83983/
Jawfer83953/
Haffer83618/
Caffer83381/
Jafeer83248/
Joffer83179/
Jaffey83171/
Jaffir83125/
Jaffie83110/
Jaffet83100/
Jahfer8338/
Jaifer8324/
Jaffei8318/
Jeafer8316/
Jasfer8311/
Jaefer838/
Jafear833/
Jafier832/
Jafher832/
Jafert832/
Jhafer832/
Jayfer831/
Jaffeh831/
Hjafer831/
Yaffer831/
Jaffeu831/
Javfer831/
Djaffe831/
Jaaffe830/
Jafe8070/
Djaafer771,349/
Chaffer771,159/
Saffier77448/
Jaayfer77205/
Djaifer77169/
Haffert77151/
Jauffre7765/
Jaffess7746/
Scaffer7736/
Hauffer7733/
Jõffert7719/
Jahufer7717/
Saffeir7714/
Sauffer7714/
Saffeer7713/
Zaffere7712/
Jaffett779/
Jahafer778/
Djaffre778/
Sahffer777/
Saiffer776/
Jayffee773/
Zaffeer773/
Joffert773/
Jaiffre773/
Zaiffer772/
Djadfer772/
Jaffire772/
Jaffets772/
Sajffer771/
Jasfeer771/
Zaffier771/
Seaffer771/
Djeafer771/
Djaàfer771/
Djhafer771/
Djafeer771/
Jafeere771/
Jafheer771/
Jaaifer771/
Jhaffre771/
Giaffer771/
Djahfer771/
Cauffer771/
Khaffer771/
Hafferd770/
Haiffer770/
Zafer7320,898/
Hafer736,443/
Jafir735,790/
Safer735,295/
Joffe733,665/
Yaffe732,577/
Jafet731,860/
Jaffa731,768/
Cafer73914/
Caffe73774/
Jafre73457/
Saffe73427/
Jafei73238/
Jafes73147/
Zaffe7379/
Jaffy7376/
Jofer7370/
Jaffé7367/
Jafee7353/
Jaffi7328/
Jafeu7327/
Iaffe7313/
Yafer736/
Jafed736/
Djafe736/
Jafie735/
Jafeh733/
Jafea732/
Jasfe732/
Jaife732/
Jafey731/
Jahfe731/
Jáfer731/
Jaffè731/
Jaufe731/
Jafhe731/
Eaffe730/
Chaffier7151/
Sauffier7149/
Jeauffre7148/
Giauffer7147/
Chaffeur7138/
Seijffer7110/
Chauffer716/
Caffeejr712/
Jahafeer712/
Sauffeer711/
Chafferr711/
Sceaffer711/
Scaffear711/
Sahaffer711/
Djaafeer711/
Sdjaafer711/
Dzhaffer711/
Jheiffer711/
Gehaffer710/
Giaffier710/
Heaffert710/
Safeer6723,757/
Hoffer6714,634/
Joffre674,195/
Caffey674,000/
Caffee673,737/
Chafer672,738/
Coffer672,224/
Zafeer672,079/
Soffer671,706/
Safier67669/
Saffie67581/
Djaffi67578/
Jouffe67447/
Chauffert67343/
Yaffee67285/
Joffee67244/
Scaffe67201/
Saifer67174/
Saffir67166/
Saffee67135/
Zapffe67134/
Chauffeur67130/
Haifer67121/
Chauffier6794/
Geafer6788/
Haufer6776/
Heafer6774/
Yaffie6771/
Zoffer6766/
Džafer6765/
Iaffei6757/
Joffey6751/
Joffet6746/
Zaafer6746/
Yaffey6740/
Jaffit6740/
Haferd6740/
Jaufre6735/
Zaifer6735/
Yaffei6733/
Joffie6728/
Japher6728/
Zaffir6725/
Sojfer6725/
Jaafir6725/
Sajfer6724/
Saufer6721/
Hafert6718/
Jiafei6718/
Jafire6718/
Jafett6717/
Hafeer6714/
Ejiafe6714/
Jaffui6714/
Capfer6713/
Scafer6713/
Yoffer6713/
Saiffe6712/
Jafair6712/
Jafeed6711/
Jhafir6711/
Hayfer6710/
Yaffes6710/
Jachfe6710/
Safeur6710/
Khafer679/
Safear679/
Jafees677/
Saffey677/
Jahfir677/
Zaffee676/
Saffei676/
Sahfer675/
Jeifer675/
Seafer675/
Zajfer675/
Jasfir674/
Jafeez674/
Zafere674/
Jafhet674/
Zafier674/
Yaffet674/
Joffei673/
Zhafer673/
Jofere673/
Jafeit673/
Jaffay673/
Jaaffa673/
Jooffe673/
Hatfer672/
Caufer672/
Zaffie672/
Djafre672/
Japfet672/
Jafeet672/
Đžafer672/
Zafear672/
Djafet672/
Jeuffe672/
Joffes672/
Sauffe672/
Ceafer671/
Jayfey671/
Jowfer671/
Jaffai671/
Jaffid671/
Jafhir671/
Jafreh671/
Jahver671/
Djafir671/
Haferr671/
Haferz671/
Hafher671/
Hafier671/
Zaffet671/
Sayffe671/
Saffea671/
Djafér671/
Djaffaire671/
Jaffuy671/
Jaafes671/
Yaaffe671/
Yafere671/
Yaffeu671/
Saffeh671/
Hadfer671/
Djaafe671/
Chauffere671/
Zaffre671/
Joufer671/
Jafets671/
Djaife671/
Eaffee671/
Saferr671/
Zafeir671/
Zafert671/
Jaffiy671/
Jaffoi671/
Saaffe670/
Hapfer670/
Seaffe670/
Caaffe670/
Sawfer670/
Jaffis670/
Haffre670/

Jaffer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jaffer in the Marathi language
जाफेरjaphera60
जाफ़रjafara40
Jaffer in the Arabic language
جافيرjafyr-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jaffer
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