Jafrar Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Morocco

Jafrar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jafrar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Jafrar (11) may also be a first name.

Jafrar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jafrar (Hindi: जफ्रर, Marathi: जाफर) is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jafrar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Jafrar live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jafrar is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name globally, held by 11 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kaduna, where 50 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 50 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent reside and Morocco, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Jafrar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jafrar in the Marathi language
जाफरjaphara66.67
जफारjaphara33.33
Jafrar in the Hindi language
जफ्ररjaphrara50
जफरjaphara50

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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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  • 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 Jafrar
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