Jafim Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Jafim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jafim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Jafim (8) may also be a first name.

Jafim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jafim (Hindi: जफीम) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jafim? popularity and diffusion

Jafim is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Jafim are found; 57 percent are found in South Asia and 57 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Jafim is also the 4,213,784th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 8 people.

Jafim is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India it is most numerous in: Uttar Pradesh, where 75 percent are found and Bihar, where 25 percent are found. Without taking into account India this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 29 percent are found and Lebanon, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jafin80173/
Safim8039/
Hafim8038/
Zafim805/
Yafim802/
Jofim801/
Jaffin73148/
Jayfin7390/
Chafim7364/
Safaim7310/
Zazfim737/
Jaifin734/
Jasfin733/
Hafhim733/
Seafim733/
Jafina732/
Scafim731/
Jahfin731/
Jafing731/
Jaafin731/
Sahafim6735/
Chaffim6733/
Jafn671/
Chafiem671/
Djofime671/
Jaffing671/

Jafim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jafim in the Hindi language
जफीमjaphima-

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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 Jafim
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