Jaffir Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Jaffir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaffir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan941:1,900,46718,692
India171:45,121,493474,784
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Jaffir (161) may also be a first name.

Jaffir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jaffir (Hindi: जाफिर, Marathi: जफीर) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaffir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,612,213th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Jaffir are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Jaffir is also the 722,635th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 161 people.

The last name Jaffir is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 1,900,467. In Pakistan Jaffir is mostly found in: Punjab, where 90 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 6 percent reside and Sindh, where 3 percent reside. Beside Pakistan this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaffier92240/
Jaffire922/
Jafir915,790/
Jaffer8360,675/
Jaffre833,104/
Saffir83166/
Zaffir8325/
Jaafir8325/
Jafire8318/
Jafair8312/
Jhafir8311/
Jahfir837/
Jasfir834/
Jafier832/
Jafhir831/
Djafir831/
Djaffaire801/
Djaffer77459/
Saffier77448/
Jauffer77379/
Jauffre7765/
Saffeir7714/
Jaffeer7714/
Djaffre778/
Jaffere777/
Sauffir775/
Jaiffer773/
Jaiffre773/
Jhaffer772/
Jaffear772/
Jafffer772/
Chaffir772/
Saffair771/
Jaaffer771/
Zaffier771/
Jhaffre771/
Jawffer771/
Jafferh771/
Jaffert771/
Djaafir771/
Safir7317,559/
Jafer7312,310/
Zafir732,330/
Jafre73457/
Hafir73292/
Yafir73136/
Cafir7350/
Jofir733/
Chaffier7151/
Sauffier7149/
Jeauffre7148/
Djaiffer715/
Djaaffer711/
Jauffert710/
Giaffier710/
Djafer675,501/
Joffre674,195/
Saffer673,334/
Jaufer671,766/
Jafere671,456/
Zaffer671,077/
Jaafer67983/
Jawfer67953/
Safier67669/
Chafir67634/
Haffer67618/
Zaifir67486/
Caffer67381/
Japhir67302/
Saafir67257/
Jafeer67248/
Saifir67211/
Cafuir67205/
Joffer67179/
Chauffier6794/
Sapfir6791/
Zhafir6750/
Khafir6747/
Zaafir6744/
Jahfer6738/
Jaufre6735/
Jaifer6724/
Jeafer6716/
Jofire6713/
Jasfer6711/
Jaefer678/
Zafair678/
Geafir677/
Safair675/
Zafire674/
Zafier674/
Safhir673/
Jafear673/
Jafher672/
Soffir672/
Djafre672/
Jafert672/
Jhafer672/
Yasfir672/
Sahfir671/
Safoir671/
Jayfer671/
Jofair671/
Jafreh671/
Hjafer671/
Hafier671/
Yaffer671/
Scafir671/
Djafér671/
Javfer671/
Zafirr671/
Yafire671/
Zaffre671/
Zafeir671/
Hafird671/
Haifir671/
Coffir670/
Haffre670/
Hoffir670/

Jaffir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jaffir in the Hindi language
जाफिरjaphira-
Jaffir in the Marathi language
जफीरjaphira-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jaffir
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