Jaffna Surname
Approximately 2,203 people bear this surname
Jaffna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 2,193 | 1:9,489 | 1,373 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jaffna (28) may also be a first name.
Jaffna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jaffna Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jaffna (Oriya: ଜାଫନା) is most common in Sri Lanka. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Jaffna.
How Common Is The Last Name Jaffna? popularity and diffusion
Jaffna is the 191,340th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,308,010 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Jaffna live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Jaffna is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 28 people.
The surname is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 2,193 people, or 1 in 9,489. Not including Sri Lanka Jaffna occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jafna | 91 | 232 | / |
| Djafna | 83 | 256 | / |
| Jaffni | 83 | 8 | / |
| Jafnaz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jafnas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jafnad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jafnaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jaffney | 77 | 4 | / |
| Jaffner | 77 | 1 | / |
| Caffnay | 77 | 0 | / |
| Safna | 73 | 720 | / |
| Jafni | 73 | 123 | / |
| Hafna | 73 | 61 | / |
| Jafne | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jafny | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yafna | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zafna | 73 | 1 | / |
| Safnah | 67 | 108 | / |
| Hafnah | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hafnas | 67 | 17 | / |
| Jafner | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hafnaz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chafna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yoffna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaiffinnj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoffna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coffna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hafnat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafniz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khafna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafnny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safnaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zafnas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafnee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafnes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafnie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafnii | 67 | 1 | / |
Jaffna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jaffna in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାଫନା | japhana | - |
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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 Jaffna
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