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 more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jafferin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Jafferin are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

This last name is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 3,686,778. In Malaysia Jafferin is primarily found in: Sabah, where 88 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 13 percent are found. Not including Malaysia Jafferin is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

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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