Jafferjee Surname

223,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Jafferjee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jafferjee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,7541:11,8631,698
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Jafferjee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jafferjee is most common in Sri Lanka. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jafferjee? popularity and diffusion

Jafferjee is the 223,284th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,995,365 people. The surname Jafferjee occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Jafferjee reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Jafferjee is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,754 people, or 1 in 11,863. Beside Sri Lanka this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Jafferjee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jafferjee surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.

Jafferjee earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.88% less than the national average, earning $39,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jafferjees951/
Jafferji82226/
Jafferie823/
Jafferies7826/
Jaferie751/
Jaffarji719/
Jaffergi711/
Yaferji631/
Chaufferie631/
Jaffarie593/
Safiriee591/
Jaffaarie562/
Joeferyey561/
Hofferies560/
Jafarie5025/
Jaforie501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Jafferjee
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