Jafni Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Jafni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 51 | 1:578,318 | 28,229 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Jafni (343) may also be a first name.
Jafni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jafni Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jafni (Hindi: जाफनी) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Jafni click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jafni? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,628,521st most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Jafni are found; 63 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 63 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jafni is also the 471,283rd most frequently used first name on earth, held by 343 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 578,318. In Malaysia Jafni is most prevalent in: Perak, where 24 percent are found, Pahang, where 22 percent are found and Johor, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 30 percent are found and Indonesia, where 21 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaffni | 91 | 8 | / |
| Djafni | 91 | 4 | / |
| Jafnii | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jafniz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jafnie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hafni | 80 | 3,428 | / |
| Safni | 80 | 731 | / |
| Jafna | 80 | 232 | / |
| Yafni | 80 | 9 | / |
| Jafne | 80 | 4 | / |
| Zafni | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jafny | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jofni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jaffna | 73 | 2,203 | / |
| Chafni | 73 | 822 | / |
| Hafnie | 73 | 134 | / |
| Jafner | 73 | 14 | / |
| Khafni | 73 | 7 | / |
| Jafnes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jafnny | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jafnee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saffni | 73 | 1 | / |
| Safnui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jafney | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jafnaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saufnai | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jaffney | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jaffner | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaufner | 67 | 1 | / |
Jafni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jafni in the Hindi language | ||
| जाफनी | japhani | 50 |
| जफनी | japhani | 50 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Jafni
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