Jafiya Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Jafiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jafiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3331:531,96026,148
India161:47,941,586492,263
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Jafiya (799) may also be a first name.

Jafiya Last Name Facts

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

Jafiya (Bengali: জফিয়া, Hindi: जाफिया, Marathi: जफीया) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jafiya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jafiya is the 796,486th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 20,644,606 people. Jafiya is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Jafiya live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jafiya is also the 289,538th most numerous forename in the world, borne by 799 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 333 people, or 1 in 531,960. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Borno, where 74 percent reside, Adamawa, where 13 percent reside and Yobe, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ijafiya92454/
Jadfiya922/
Ijiafiya861/
Ijaifiya861/
Safiya8328,796/
Hafiya8328/
Jofiya834/
Yafiya833/
Jafoya833/
Jafaia832/
Jafija831/
Jafeia831/
Jafiye831/
Zafiya831/
Safiyah77766/
Hafiyah77174/
Chafiya7721/
Saufiya7716/
Jafayat7716/
Saffiya7714/
Saifiya7711/
Zaufiya779/
Saafiya779/
Safhiya774/
Djafaya772/
Hafiyat772/
Sahfiya771/
Jafai73638/
Jafei73238/
Jafae7373/
Jafay7322/
Jafau738/
Jafie735/
Jafaa735/
Jafui734/
Jafea732/
Jafaj731/
Jafey731/
Saifiyah7120/
Haifiyah7120/
Saufiyah7116/
Chafiyah7114/
Saafiyah7112/
Chhafiya714/
Saffiyah713/
Chapfiya711/
Sofiya6739,799/
Safaya67777/
Jafaie67391/
Jaffey67171/
Safiyo67115/
Jaffie67110/
Hofiya6727/
Safiye6725/
Hafiye6725/
Jafahu6724/
Safeya6721/
Jaffei6718/
Jiafei6718/
Safaia6714/
Jaffui6714/
Jaffae6713/
Khaifiyah6711/
Zafaya6710/
Hafaya679/
Safiia676/
Yafoya675/
Cafoia675/
Jaafai674/
Safuya673/
Jaafae673/
Jafeit673/
Jaffay673/
Safyia673/
Jafaja673/
Yafaya672/
Hafuya672/
Jafeye672/
Jafaii672/
Safeia672/
Safeiy671/
Jayfey671/
Jaffai671/
Hafeya671/
Jaifay671/
Hafaia671/
Jafaiu671/
Cafaya671/
Jafaji671/
Jafaye671/
Jaffuy671/
Yafeia671/
Yafiyo671/
Djafaj671/
Cafeya671/
Safoya671/
Jaafau671/
Safoia671/
Sahafiyah671/
Jaifai671/
Jaifau671/
Jafaid671/
Jaffoi671/
Hafiey671/

Jafiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jafiya in the Bengali language
জফিয়াjaphiya75
জাফিয়াjaphiya25
Jafiya in the Marathi language
जफीयाjaphiya66.67
जाफीयाjaphiya29.82
जािवदjaivada1.75
जािकयाjaikaya1.75
Jafiya in the Hindi language
जाफियाjaphiya61.65
जफियाjaphiya34.96
जफीयाjaphiya2.26
जाफीयाjaphiya1.13

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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 Jafiya
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