Jafi Surname

315,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Palestine

Jafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3871:198,40416,060
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
India1271:6,039,885141,381
Indonesia1091:1,213,29585,606
Palestine1011:45,0384,864
Iraq941:372,5716,843
Lebanon251:225,4838,917
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Lesotho71:290,36515,938
Finland61:916,11741,832
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jafi (623) may also be a first name.

Jafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jafi (Hindi: जफी) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jafi? popularity and diffusion

Jafi is the 315,325th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,123,988 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 73 percent of Jafi live; 44 percent live in South Asia and 33 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 333,939th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 623 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is borne by 387 people, or 1 in 198,404. In Iran Jafi is most prevalent in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 24 percent reside, Bushehr Province, where 15 percent reside and Kermanshah Province, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Iran this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 23 percent reside and India, where 11 percent reside.

Jafi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Syriac Orthodox (95%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djafi89643/
Jafai89638/
Jaifi89367/
Jafit89270/
Jafei89238/
Jaafi8962/
Jaffi8928/
Jafih8926/
Jaufi8916/
Jafid8914/
Jafis898/
Jafie895/
Japfi895/
Jafui894/
Jafiz893/
Jiafi892/
Jafiy891/
Jahfi891/
Jawfi891/
Ijafi891/
Djaffi80578/
Jaffie80110/
Jaifis80100/
Djahfi8054/
Jaffit8040/
Jaffei8018/
Jiafei8018/
Jaffui8014/
Jhafit8013/
Shjafi806/
Djaafi804/
Jaafai804/
Jafeit803/
Jahafi803/
Jafaia802/
Jaffai801/
Jaffid801/
Jafhid801/
Jaaifi801/
Jaszfi801/
Djaufi801/
Djhafi801/
Jaifai801/
Jafaid801/
Jaffiy801/
Jaffoi801/
Hjafiz801/
Jaffis800/
Safi75268,287/
Hafi756,276/
Yafi753,145/
Cafi75884/
Jafa75584/
Zafi75348/
Jofi75274/
Jafy75217/
Jafe7570/
Eafi756/
Gajjafi731/
Djaafei731/
Jaafaiz731/
Hafiz67159,907/
Saifi6765,647/
Hafid6741,072/
Hafij6718,933/
Chafi6713,045/
Jafer6712,310/
Jaffe6711,728/
Safih679,624/
Safei678,191/
Safai677,225/
Khafi674,389/
Saufi674,138/
Hafis673,921/
Hadfi673,031/
Safie672,473/
Saffi672,404/
Yafai672,228/
Safui672,201/
Saafi671,923/
Jafet671,860/
Jaffa671,768/
Caffi671,521/
Hafit671,260/
Sahfi671,097/
Haifi671,086/
Yafei67699/
Safhi67628/
Scafi67354/
Yafit67353/
Yasfi67252/
Joffi67197/
Zaffi67190/
Jaafa67186/
Jafes67147/
Ziafi67144/
Yafie67141/
Hawfi67138/
Yafis67125/
Haffi67115/
Jofai67115/
Zafio67107/
Zaafi6798/
Yaffi6796/
Hafie6778/
Jaffy6776/
Jaffé6767/
Hafip6757/
Hafai6755/
Jafee6753/
Joufi6752/
Zafis6751/
Yafid6751/
Yafiz6743/
Haafi6739/
Jaifa6734/
Hasfi6733/
Yafio6730/
Zayfi6727/
Jafeu6727/
Safij6726/
Hafiy6726/
Zafit6725/
Jafay6722/
Ijafa6721/
Sawfi6721/
Zafie6721/
Yazfi6719/
Yafii6719/
Yaafi6717/
Zaifi6714/
Hatfi6713/
Caafi6713/
Zaufi6712/
Seafi6712/
Zafid679/
Japhi678/
Saïfi678/
Yahfi677/
Jofio677/
Jiafa677/
Jafed676/
Hafei676/
Hafih676/
Djafe676/
Cahfi675/
Jofhi675/
Cafei675/
Jafaa675/
Zafai675/
Hafyi675/
Hafii674/
Jaefe674/
Saâfi674/
Zafii673/
Zafyi673/
Safoi673/
Jafeh673/
Hazfi673/
Savfi673/
Iafij672/
Jafea672/
Jayfa672/
Jasfe672/
Sojfi672/
Zafiz672/
Djofi672/
Hjafa672/
Haïfi672/
Jaife672/
Zafih672/
Joofi671/
Jofid671/
Jofit671/
Jafaj671/
Jafey671/
Jahfe671/
Yafih671/
Yafij671/
Yafiy671/
Zhafi671/
Haufi671/
Iafei671/
Jahvi671/
Jaffaish671/
Jaffè671/
Jaafy671/
Jaufe671/
Joefi671/
Jofis671/
Zeafi671/
Ajhafiss671/
Džafi671/
Jafha671/
Zafui671/
Jafhe671/
Hafhi671/
Zapfi670/
Jopfi670/

Jafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jafi in the Hindi language
जफीjaphi67.86
जाफीjaphi28.57
जाफिjaphi1.79
जफ़ीjafi0.89
ज़फीzaphi0.45
जफिjaphi0.45

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jafi
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