Jafir Surname

83,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,790 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Morocco

Jafir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jafir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4,5881:167,18910,375
Pakistan5411:330,2116,674
Morocco4771:72,27712,260
United Arab Emirates851:107,7919,280
Lebanon291:194,3828,317
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Jafir (11,609) may also be a first name.

Jafir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jafir (Bengali: জফির, Hindi: जफीर, Marathi: जाफीर, Oriya: ଜାଫିର) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jafir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 83,593rd most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,258,644 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Jafir reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 79 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Jafir is also the 55,413th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 11,609 people.

It is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 4,588 people, or 1 in 167,189. In India Jafir is most common in: Bihar, where 84 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 11 percent live and Delhi, where 1 percent live. Other than India this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 9 percent live and Morocco, where 8 percent live.

Jafir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Jafir last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

Jafir earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.38% less than the national average, earning $38,672 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaffir91125/
Jaafir9125/
Jafire9118/
Jafair9112/
Jhafir9111/
Jahfir917/
Jasfir914/
Jafier912/
Jafhir911/
Djafir911/
Jaffier83240/
Jaffire832/
Djaafir831/
Safir8017,559/
Jafer8012,310/
Zafir802,330/
Jafre80457/
Hafir80292/
Yafir80136/
Cafir8050/
Jofir803/
Jaffer7360,675/
Djafer735,501/
Jaffre733,104/
Jaufer731,766/
Jafere731,456/
Jaafer73983/
Jawfer73953/
Safier73669/
Chafir73634/
Zaifir73486/
Japhir73302/
Saafir73257/
Jafeer73248/
Saifir73211/
Cafuir73205/
Saffir73166/
Sapfir7391/
Zhafir7350/
Khafir7347/
Zaafir7344/
Jahfer7338/
Jaufre7335/
Zaffir7325/
Jaifer7324/
Jeafer7316/
Jofire7313/
Jasfer7311/
Jaefer738/
Zafair738/
Geafir737/
Safair735/
Zafire734/
Zafier734/
Safhir733/
Jafear733/
Jafher732/
Djafre732/
Jafert732/
Jhafer732/
Yasfir732/
Sahfir731/
Safoir731/
Jayfer731/
Jofair731/
Jafreh731/
Hjafer731/
Hafier731/
Scafir731/
Djafér731/
Javfer731/
Zafirr731/
Yafire731/
Zafeir731/
Hafird731/
Haifir731/
Djaffaire711/
Djaafer671,349/
Jaafreh671,033/
Djaffer67459/
Saffier67448/
Jauffer67379/
Jaayfer67205/
Djaifer67169/
Jauffre6765/
Jahufer6717/
Saffeir6714/
Jaffeer6714/
Jahafer678/
Djaffre678/
Jaffere677/
Sauffir675/
Jhaphir673/
Chafier673/
Saufier673/
Jaiffer673/
Jaiffre673/
Jhaffer672/
Jaffear672/
Djadfer672/
Khafire672/
Jafffer672/
Chaffir672/
Saffair671/
Jasfeer671/
Haufier671/
Jhafreh671/
Jaaffer671/
Yafaire671/
Zaffier671/
Seafair671/
Djaafre671/
Djeafer671/
Djaàfer671/
Djhafer671/
Djafeer671/
Joufair671/
Jafeere671/
Jafheer671/
Jahavir671/
Jaaifer671/
Japhier671/
Jhaffre671/
Jawffer671/
Jafferh671/
Khaifir671/
Jaffert671/
Djahfer671/
Saafier671/
Sahhfir671/
Haafier670/

Jafir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jafir in the Bengali language
জফিরjaphira66.67
জাফিরjaphira33.33
Jafir in the Hindi language
जफीरjaphira59.92
जाफिरjaphira35.92
जाफीरjaphira2.67
जफ़ीरjafira0.23
जाकिरjakira0.08
जाबिरjabira0.04
Jafir in the Oriya language
ଜାଫିରjaphira54.17
ଜଫିରjaphira25
ଜଫିର୍japhir8.33
ଯଫିରyaphira4.17
ଜାଫିର୍japhir4.17
ଜାଫିରିjaphiri4.17
Jafir in the Marathi language
जाफीरjaphira39.49
जफीरjaphira31.65
जािफरjaiphara23.54
जमीरjamira0.76
जाकीरjakira0.51
जकीरjakira0.51
जहीरjahira0.51
जाबीरjabira0.25
जहीरोjahiro0.25
अमीरamira0.25

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