Jafran Surname

442,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Jafran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jafran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
India571:13,457,287231,997
Iran481:1,599,63662,090
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Jafran (1,254) may also be a first name.

Jafran Last Name Facts

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

Jafran (Arabic: جيفران, Hindi: जाफरान, Marathi: जाफरान, Oriya: ଜାଫରାନ) occurs most in Sri Lanka. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jafran? popularity and diffusion

It is the 442,270th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,427,614 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Jafran live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 222,929th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 1,254 people.

The last name is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 585 people, or 1 in 35,570. Outside of Sri Lanka it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent are found and Iran, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jafrane92251/
Jaffran9244/
Jaafran9235/
Jaufran922/
Djafran922/
Jahfran921/
Jafrain921/
Jafraan921/
Jaffrain86188/
Jaafrane86136/
Safran838,722/
Zafran834,220/
Žafran83276/
Hafran8374/
Cafran8321/
Yafran8311/
Jofran835/
Jafron832/
Jafram830/
Jaffraint805/
Zafraan773,405/
Saffran771,586/
Khafran77431/
Zaafran77291/
Zaffran77260/
Zafrane77165/
Zhafran77127/
Hafrank7728/
Chafran7722/
Zafranh7712/
Jafrone7712/
Hafrang7711/
Zaifran777/
Safrain776/
Safraan776/
Japhran773/
Saifran772/
Zafrhan772/
Scafran771/
Sahfran771/
Haffran771/
Zafrain771/
Safrean771/
Hafrand771/
Jiafram771/
Zafrann771/
Zaufran771/
Jafroon771/
Jaffram770/
Caffran770/
Zaafraan712,174/
Zaafrane71476/
Joffrain71181/
Zaffrann7176/
Saffrahn7128/
Jafround7110/
Saffrhan715/
Safrahan715/
Ihafrane714/
Zaafrann714/
Zaffrahn712/
Zafranqh712/
Joufrane712/
Saffrran711/
Jauffron711/
Joffrand711/
Chafrane711/
Zafraane711/
Jofraine711/
Zaffrane711/
Saffrean711/
Zahafran711/
Cauffran710/
Safron67861/
Sofran67414/
Cofran67272/
Jeuffrain67188/
Zafron6742/
Hafron6740/
Yafron6718/
Jouffrain6713/
Zofran677/
Zafram672/
Hofran672/
Zafrán671/
Hafram671/
Cafron671/
Safranowa671/
Cauffrain670/

Jafran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jafran in the Marathi language
जाफरानjapharana75
जाफरनjapharana25
Jafran in the Oriya language
ଜାଫରାନjapharana66.67
ଜାଫାନjaphana33.33
Jafran in the Hindi language
जाफरानjapharana38.33
जाफरनjapharana30.83
जफरनjapharana15.83
जफरानjapharana10.83
जाफ़्रनjafrana1.67
जफरंjapharam0.83
जाफ़रानjafarana0.83
Jafran in the Arabic language
جيفرانjyfran-

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