Jaffu Surname
Approximately 945 people bear this surname
Jaffu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 511 | 1:103,604 | 10,117 |
| Malawi | 418 | 1:40,955 | 5,885 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 surname Jaffu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jaffu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 378,019th most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 7,711,689 people. Jaffu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Jaffu are found; 54 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Jaffu is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 28 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 511 people, or 1 in 103,604. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 33 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 29 percent live and Mtwara Region, where 18 percent live. Not including Tanzania it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 44 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaffui | 91 | 14 | / |
| Jaffus | 91 | 13 | / |
| Jaffuy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jaffeu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jafu | 89 | 1,028 | / |
| Jaffeux | 83 | 663 | / |
| Jaffaux | 83 | 14 | / |
| Ijafu | 80 | 196 | / |
| Caffu | 80 | 159 | / |
| Jaifu | 80 | 54 | / |
| Saffu | 80 | 47 | / |
| Jiafu | 80 | 30 | / |
| Jawfu | 80 | 29 | / |
| Jafeu | 80 | 27 | / |
| Jafou | 80 | 14 | / |
| Jafau | 80 | 8 | / |
| Tjafu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Jafui | 80 | 4 | / |
| Joffu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jaefu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jayfu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jafud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jafus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jyafu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jaafu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haffou | 73 | 378 | / |
| Zaffou | 73 | 279 | / |
| Jaffoo | 73 | 144 | / |
| Jafahu | 73 | 24 | / |
| Yaffou | 73 | 20 | / |
| Djafou | 73 | 19 | / |
| Ejeafu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Chaffu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Jafout | 73 | 5 | / |
| Saffui | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jahfou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaifau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saiffu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaafau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Caffau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djafeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaffeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ejiafu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajaefu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jafous | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saffau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Joffus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Zafu | 67 | 10,026 | / |
| Safu | 67 | 1,773 | / |
| Yafu | 67 | 885 | / |
| Haffoud | 67 | 583 | / |
| Cafu | 67 | 429 | / |
| Jofu | 67 | 363 | / |
| Khaffou | 67 | 239 | / |
| Hafu | 67 | 188 | / |
| Haffout | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chaffou | 67 | 19 | / |
| Haffouz | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ehaffui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djeafeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djoffou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djaafou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jahdfou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haiffus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajiafou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaffus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Jaffu
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