Jafil Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Jafil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jafil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq3251:107,7593,160
India691:11,116,890206,545
Jordan211:421,06812,361
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Jafil (266) may also be a first name.

Jafil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jafil (Hindi: जफील, Marathi: जफील) is borne by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jafil? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 701,000th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 17,351,300 people. Jafil occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Jafil reside; 83 percent reside in West Asia and 82 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 545,281st most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 266 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Iraq, where it is borne by 325 people, or 1 in 107,759. Without taking into account Iraq this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 16 percent are found and Jordan, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jafiol9137/
Jaafil9137/
Djafil9110/
Jahfil912/
Jafl8947/
Jaffiol8383/
Hafil801,702/
Safil80718/
Yafil8032/
Jafel8011/
Zafil809/
Jofil802/
Jgafl802/
Hjafl801/
Cafil800/
Safiel731,061/
Chafil73493/
Jahfel73149/
Caifil73118/
Hyafil7375/
Jaffel7370/
Saifil7318/
Jafeld7316/
Khafil7315/
Jafeel7313/
Saufil7310/
Djafel738/
Saffil737/
Cafill736/
Jafleh735/
Jofiel734/
Sahfil734/
Japhil733/
Jafeul731/
Hafilh731/
Iasfil731/
Jafael731/
Jafuel731/
Saafil731/
Haffil730/
Hatfill6798/
Djaffel6774/
Chafiol6755/
Jaffuel6754/
Saffill6752/
Safl6715/
Hatfild676/
Haifild674/
Hafl674/
Jaafeel671/
Hatfilt671/
Hadfild671/
Haffill671/
Jafflet671/
Djaflet671/
Saffiel670/
Heafild670/
Jadfeld670/
Caufill670/

Jafil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jafil in the Hindi language
जफीलjaphila98.61
Jafil in the Marathi language
जफीलjaphila64.29
जाफीलjaphila21.43
जमीलjamila7.14
जािफलjaiphala7.14

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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 Jafil
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