Jafr Surname
Approximately 616 people bear this surname
Jafr Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 334 | 1:534,862 | 8,949 |
| India | 256 | 1:2,996,349 | 89,863 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Jafr (2,503) may also be a first name.
Jafr Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jafr Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jafr (Hindi: जाफर, Marathi: जाफ़र) occurs most in Pakistan. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jafr? popularity and diffusion
It is the 526,285th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,830,432 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Jafr reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 55 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Jafr is also the 147,529th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 2,503 people.
Jafr is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 334 people, or 1 in 534,862. In Pakistan Jafr is primarily found in: Punjab, where 61 percent live, Sindh, where 32 percent live and Balochistan, where 2 percent live. Other than Pakistan Jafr exists in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 42 percent live and Malaysia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaffr | 89 | 56 | / |
| Jaafr | 89 | 16 | / |
| Djafr | 89 | 2 | / |
| Jafrh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jahfr | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jaefr | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jaifer | 80 | 24 | / |
| Jeafer | 80 | 16 | / |
| Djaafr | 80 | 4 | / |
| Jaaafr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ja'afr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jaffrr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jaffrd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jayfer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Safr | 75 | 123 | / |
| Zafr | 75 | 115 | / |
| Hafr | 75 | 20 | / |
| Yafr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eafr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jaayfer | 73 | 205 | / |
| Djaifer | 73 | 169 | / |
| Jaiffer | 73 | 3 | / |
| Djeafer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaaifer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sajfr | 67 | 18 | / |
| Japhr | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yafer | 67 | 6 | / |
| Djaiffer | 67 | 5 | / |
| Saifr | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khafr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zaffr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yasfr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaifr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safhr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saffr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jofrë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caffr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ioafr | 67 | 1 | / |
Jafr Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jafr in the Hindi language | ||
| जाफर | japhara | 99.75 |
| Jafr in the Marathi language | ||
| जाफ़र | jafara | 76.55 |
| जफ़र | jafara | 23.27 |
| जर | jara | 0.18 |
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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 Jafr
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