Jaffur Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Jaffur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaffur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius561:23,0974,635
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Jaffur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jaffur (Marathi: जफूर) is more frequently found in Mauritius than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaffur? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,506,728th most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Jaffur live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean.

This surname is most widespread in Mauritius, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 23,097. In Mauritius Jaffur is primarily concentrated in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 96 percent reside, Flacq District, where 2 percent reside and Pamplemousses District, where 2 percent reside. Besides Mauritius this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent reside and Pakistan, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jauffur92300/
Jaffour923/
Jafur9158/
Djaffour8681/
Jauffaur861/
Jafour83554/
Jaffor8310/
Jaufur836/
Jafure833/
Saffur832/
Jasfur831/
Jaifur831/
Jaafur831/
Jafaur831/
Djaaffour801/
Saffour771,195/
Djafour77788/
Jaafour77548/
Jaffoor7710/
Zaffour773/
Djafeur772/
Haffeur771/
Haffour771/
Jaafaur771/
Caffour771/
Chaffur770/
Jafor733,968/
Safur73523/
Yafur7361/
Jofur7330/
Zafur7319/
Hafur7313/
Cafur733/
Djaafour71103/
Chaffeur7138/
Cauffour719/
Chaffour712/
Djaafeur712/
Haiffeur711/
Djafoure711/
Zaffoure711/
Saiffour711/
Haffurth710/
Saifur672,658/
Chauffour671,035/
Yafour67939/
Zafour67399/
Gafuur67256/
Cafuir67205/
Jaafor67181/
Hafour67161/
Chauffeur67130/
Khafur6757/
Johfur6721/
Haffor6716/
Yasfur6714/
Jafoor6713/
Jiafor6712/
Safeur6710/
Hafeur6710/
Joyfur6710/
Chafur679/
Zaifur678/
Hyafur677/
Japhur675/
Jayfor675/
Cafour674/
Safaur674/
Joffor673/
Zaffor672/
Jaforr671/
Saufur671/
Haifur671/
Ijafor671/
Coffur671/

Jaffur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jaffur in the Marathi language
जफूरjaphura-

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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 Jaffur
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