Jaffer Surname
Approximately 60,675 people bear this surname
Jaffer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 40,876 | 1:4,370 | 443 |
| Sudan | 3,080 | 1:12,179 | 1,700 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,822 | 1:10,934 | 1,522 |
| India | 1,999 | 1:383,725 | 20,489 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,650 | 1:5,553 | 692 |
| South Africa | 1,355 | 1:39,984 | 5,131 |
| Canada | 1,348 | 1:27,334 | 3,632 |
| Bahrain | 1,234 | 1:1,093 | 145 |
| United States | 1,192 | 1:304,076 | 27,984 |
| Tanzania | 1,084 | 1:48,839 | 5,457 |
| England | 1,030 | 1:54,095 | 6,587 |
| Oman | 849 | 1:4,344 | 623 |
| Kenya | 762 | 1:60,604 | 5,922 |
| Kuwait | 376 | 1:10,108 | 1,395 |
| Qatar | 268 | 1:8,799 | 961 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Australia | 150 | 1:179,971 | 18,195 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Mexico | 18 | 1:6,895,900 | 33,734 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Yemen | 11 | 1:2,402,299 | 14,089 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Jaffer (45,443) may also be a first name.
Jaffer Demographics
Average Male Jaffer Height
176.68 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Jaffer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jaffer in the Marathi language | ||
| जाफेर | japhera | 60 |
| जाफ़र | jafara | 40 |
| Jaffer in the Arabic language | ||
| جافير | jafyr | - |
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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 Jaffer
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