Jafri Surname
Approximately 43,932 people bear this surname
Jafri Surname User-submission:
Often associated, as a last name, with people that belong to the greater middle east and the Indian Subcontinent. The origin of the name comes from the family members of the Shia Imam who was born in 700 AD. Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad al-Ṣādiq, also known as Jafar Sadiq, is the 6th imam ot the Twelver Shia school of Muslims.
Read More About This SurnameJafri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 25,734 | 1:6,942 | 583 |
| India | 6,051 | 1:126,767 | 8,159 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,783 | 1:11,087 | 1,548 |
| Malaysia | 1,693 | 1:17,421 | 1,684 |
| United States | 1,483 | 1:244,409 | 23,286 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,419 | 1:6,457 | 828 |
| Morocco | 1,159 | 1:29,746 | 4,740 |
| Indonesia | 741 | 1:178,474 | 17,219 |
| Canada | 595 | 1:61,925 | 7,246 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| England | 505 | 1:110,333 | 11,403 |
| Oman | 361 | 1:10,216 | 1,313 |
| Kuwait | 202 | 1:18,815 | 2,493 |
| Australia | 152 | 1:177,603 | 18,018 |
| Qatar | 137 | 1:17,212 | 1,876 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| Norway | 29 | 1:177,320 | 21,035 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Palestine | 12 | 1:379,071 | 11,768 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
Jafri (18,090) may also be a first name.
Jafri Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Often associated, as a last name, with people that belong to the greater middle east and the Indian Subcontinent. The origin of the name comes from the family members of the Shia Imam who was born in 700 AD. Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad al-Ṣādiq, also known as Jafar Sadiq, is the 6th imam ot the Twelver Shia school of Muslims. He is revered between both Shias and Sunnis. He was a descendant of Ali (Muhammad's son in law).
- zeej12Jafri Demographics
Average Male Jafri Height
172.69 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Jafri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jafri Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jafri (Hindi: जाफरी, Marathi: जाफरी, Oriya: ଜାଫରୀ) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jafri? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jafri is the 12,779th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 165,882 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Jafri reside; 74 percent reside in South Asia and 60 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Jafri is also the 40,684th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 18,090 people.
Jafri is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is held by 25,734 people, or 1 in 6,942. In Pakistan Jafri is primarily found in: Sindh, where 54 percent live, Punjab, where 36 percent live and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 3 percent live. Outside of Pakistan this surname occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent live.
Jafri Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Jafri surname are 0.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.58% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Jafri earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.31% less than the national average, earning 227,347 kr per year; in United States they earn 28.08% more than the national average, earning $55,264 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.35% more than the national average, earning $57,310 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jafri Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jafri in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାଫରୀ | japhari | - |
| Jafri in the Hindi language | ||
| जाफरी | japhari | 97.55 |
| जाफ़री | jafari | 1.13 |
| जाफ़री | jafari | 0.02 |
| जफ्री | japhri | 0.02 |
| जाफ्री | japhri | 0.02 |
| जफ़री | jafari | 0.01 |
| जाफ़्री | jafri | 0.01 |
| Jafri in the Marathi language | ||
| जाफरी | japhari | 72.32 |
| जाफ़री | jafari | 15.18 |
| जफारी | japhari | 6.7 |
| जाफऱी | japhari | 2.68 |
| जाकरी | jakari | 1.34 |
| जाफ़िर | jafira | 0.89 |
| जफ़री | jafari | 0.89 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Jafri
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis