Jafferin Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Jafferin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jafferin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jafferin Last Name Facts

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

Jafferin is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jafferin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Jafferin live; 67 percent live in Southeast Asia and 67 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 3,686,778. In Malaysia Jafferin is most prevalent in: Sabah, where 88 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 13 percent live. Outside of Malaysia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jafoerin8811/
Jaffirin882/
Jofferin881/
Hafferin880/
Jofferion8220/
Jaffarien822/
Jafarin8085/
Saferin8043/
Haffern8038/
Saffern8029/
Jafirin8010/
Zaferin809/
Zaffern804/
Caffern801/
Chaufferin7830/
Sofferin7547/
Zaferina757/
Jaifarin752/
Joferion752/
Jafarrin751/
Jaafarin751/
Jouffern751/
Cofferin750/
Hofferin750/
Sauffern750/
Hafferen750/
Safern7163/
Eaffeiren711/
Jaforn711/
Hafern710/
Safirin67127/
Coffern6713/
Hafirin677/
Yafarin677/
Jofirin674/
Hoffern673/
Soffern671/
Jofarin671/
Coferin670/

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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
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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 Jafferin
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