Jaffu Surname

378,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 945 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Jaffu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaffu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5111:103,60410,117
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jaffu (28) may also be a first name.

Jaffu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jaffu has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Jaffu.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaffu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 378,019th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 7,711,689 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Jaffu reside; 54 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 28 people.

The last name Jaffu is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 511 people, or 1 in 103,604. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 33 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 29 percent reside and Mtwara Region, where 18 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 44 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaffui9114/
Jaffus9113/
Jaffuy911/
Jaffeu911/
Jafu891,028/
Jaffeux83663/
Jaffaux8314/
Ijafu80196/
Caffu80159/
Jaifu8054/
Saffu8047/
Jiafu8030/
Jawfu8029/
Jafeu8027/
Jafou8014/
Jafau808/
Tjafu805/
Jafui804/
Joffu802/
Jaefu801/
Jayfu801/
Jafud801/
Jafus801/
Jyafu801/
Jaafu801/
Haffou73378/
Zaffou73279/
Jaffoo73144/
Jafahu7324/
Yaffou7320/
Djafou7319/
Ejeafu7317/
Chaffu7314/
Jafout735/
Saffui733/
Jahfou731/
Jaifau731/
Saiffu731/
Jaafau731/
Caffau731/
Djafeu731/
Yaffeu731/
Ejiafu731/
Ajaefu731/
Jafous731/
Saffau731/
Joffus730/
Zafu6710,026/
Safu671,773/
Yafu67885/
Haffoud67583/
Cafu67429/
Jofu67363/
Khaffou67239/
Hafu67188/
Haffout6721/
Chaffou6719/
Haffouz6717/
Ehaffui671/
Djeafeu671/
Djoffou671/
Djaafou671/
Jahdfou671/
Haiffus671/
Ajiafou671/
Chaffus670/

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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
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  • 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 Jaffu
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