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 last name Jafferjee occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jafferjee? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jafferjee is the 223,284th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,995,365 people. The last name Jafferjee is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Jafferjee live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Jafferjee is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,754 people, or 1 in 11,863. Aside from Sri Lanka this last name occurs 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 holding the Jafferjee surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for 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
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  • 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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