Jaffrey Surname

229,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Scotland

Jaffrey Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French -Teut.) = Jeffrey = Geoffrey, a form of Godfrey, q.v.

Jaffrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
England2051:271,79521,381
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Scotland1391:38,5173,665
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Australia891:303,32226,493
Pakistan781:2,290,30620,782
India651:11,801,006214,148
Canada621:594,28449,093
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
France31:22,140,907385,998
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belize11:355,4743,977
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2311:16,2041,758
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Jaffrey (265) may also be a first name.

Jaffrey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French -Teut.) = Jeffrey = Geoffrey, a form of Godfrey, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Jaffrey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jaffrey occurs in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Jaffrey.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaffrey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 229,904th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,138,300 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Jaffrey live; 39 percent live in West Asia and 39 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 546,451st most commonly occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 265 people.

It is most widely held in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 676 people, or 1 in 45,645. Without taking into account Saudi Arabia this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Jaffrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jaffrey has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Jaffrey last name expanded 410 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 544 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 40 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Jaffrey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Jaffrey last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jaffrey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.26% less than the national average, earning R 113,460 per year; in United States they earn 22.23% more than the national average, earning $52,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.79% more than the national average, earning $59,018 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaffreys9329/
Jauffrey931/
Tjaffrey931/
Jeaffrey931/
Jaffre923,104/
Jaffry921,522/
Jafrey92105/
Caffrey869,128/
Jaffray862,036/
Jaffres86845/
Saffrey86354/
Jaffret86108/
Joffrey8681/
Jauffre8665/
Jaffrez8656/
Jaffrie8640/
Jaffree8640/
Jaifrey8612/
Djaffre868/
Jahfrey867/
Jafreey866/
Jaffriy865/
Jafrrey863/
Jaiffre863/
Zaffrey863/
Jeafrey862/
Jaffreu861/
Haffrey861/
Jauffry861/
Jhaffre861/
Jafreyo861/
Jaaffry861/
Jeaffry861/
Jaffroy860/
Jafry831,185/
Jafre83457/
Jauffret801,933/
Jouffrey80331/
Jauffred80271/
Jauffres8073/
Joeffrey8073/
Jeauffre8048/
Jauffroy8036/
Chaffrey809/
Geaffrey807/
Jaffraye802/
Jauffray802/
Zhaffrey802/
Jashfrey802/
Jaffrays801/
Zaffreya801/
Jeaffery800/
Jaffress800/
Heaffrey800/
Jaffri778,361/
Joffre774,195/
Jofrey772,706/
Jafree77798/
Saffre77626/
Jaffra77405/
Jaffré77268/
Jafred77164/
Caffry77111/
Caffre7757/
Saffry7739/
Jaufre7735/
Jaufry7732/
Jafrie7728/
Cafrey7720/
Joffry7718/
Jaafry7716/
Safrey7715/
Jeafry7715/
Hafrey779/
Jafray778/
Jafrry777/
Jafriy776/
Zaffry774/
Djafre772/
Jaefry772/
Jahfry772/
Jafrei772/
Jafreh771/
Jafrer771/
Zaffre771/
Haffry770/
Haffre770/
Jeauffroy7550/
Chauffrey755/
Jousffrey751/
Jaffriyat751/
Jouffre711,212/
Joffroy711,184/
Jaafreh711,033/
Caffray71404/
Saffroy71387/
Saffray71385/
Joffres71346/
Haffray71180/
Joffray71165/
Joefrey71108/
Saffrie7197/
Chaffre7196/
Joffret7188/
Djaffri7149/
Jaffrès7143/
Caffree7138/
Joffred7136/
Jaufret7132/
Caffroy7129/
Zaffree7126/
Jaffrai7124/
Juiffre7123/
Coffrey7119/
Jeafery7119/
Jaufred7114/
Hoffrey7112/
Zaffrea7111/
Joyfrey718/
Joffree716/
Joeffry716/
Joffrie715/
Jafriya714/
Saffriy714/
Joufrey714/
Jodfrey713/
Jaffrés713/
Jaaffri713/
Jioffre712/
Giaffre712/
Geafrey712/
Jhafree712/
Jeaffri712/
Jafffri712/
Jhafreh711/
Djaafre711/
Eoffrey711/
Jouffry711/
Jaifery711/
Jaffris711/
Jahffri711/
Jeafred711/
Jhaffri711/
Joffrei711/
Joffriy711/
Saffreh711/
Hadfrey711/
Cafrrey711/
Jofreey711/
Djafred711/
Geaffry711/
Saffree711/
Soffrey711/
Zaffret711/
Zaffrie711/
Zhaffry711/
Jaffraz711/
Jafraay711/
Jeafree711/
Caffrea710/
Caufrey710/
Caffruy710/
Haufrey710/
Joifrey710/
Jafri6743,932/
Jofre6737,381/
Geoffrey6712,757/
Jafra673,221/
Jouffroy671,892/
Zafry67650/
Safry67550/
Jeuffroy67366/
Jouffret67357/
Jouffray67304/
Jauffrit67302/
Cafre67207/
Sauffroy67121/
Safre6777/
Chaiffre6758/
Hafry6747/
Jofry6724/
Jeuffray6724/
Chaffret6719/
Joiffroy6718/
Choffrey6715/
Zafre679/
Hauffray678/
Chaffray678/
Hafre676/
Ja'afreh674/
Joffress672/
Gioffrey672/
Joeffroy672/
Jaiffrai672/
Joeffray671/
Yafre671/
Geauffre671/
Jayfresh671/
Djofreye671/
Cafry670/

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