Jafri Surname

12,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,932 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

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.

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Jafri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan25,7341:6,942583
India6,0511:126,7678,159
Saudi Arabia2,7831:11,0871,548
Malaysia1,6931:17,4211,684
United States1,4831:244,40923,286
United Arab Emirates1,4191:6,457828
Morocco1,1591:29,7464,740
Indonesia7411:178,47417,219
Canada5951:61,9257,246
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
England5051:110,33311,403
Oman3611:10,2161,313
Kuwait2021:18,8152,493
Australia1521:177,60318,018
Qatar1371:17,2121,876
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Norway291:177,32021,035
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Singapore211:262,27211,611
France201:3,321,136213,627
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Greece151:738,65380,079
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Palestine121:379,07111,768
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Wales81:386,81619,671
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
China51:273,464,31313,838
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Panama11:3,912,25817,195

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).

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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djafri9110,937/
Jaffri918,361/
Jaafri911,734/
Jaifri91183/
Jafrri9130/
Jafrie9128/
Jahfri9125/
Jafrai9119/
Jhafri9116/
Jafrii917/
Jafriy916/
Jafris916/
Jaufri915/
Jafrih914/
Jafrid913/
Jafrei912/
Jafhri911/
Jafroi911/
Javfri911/
Jasfri911/
Djaafri837,639/
Ejjafri83137/
Djaifri8368/
Djaffri8349/
Jaffrie8340/
Jaufrit8332/
Jaffrai8324/
Jaiferi836/
Jaffriy835/
Jaaffri833/
Djafrai832/
Jeaffri832/
Jafffri832/
Djaàfri831/
Jahafri831/
Jaffris831/
Jafrich831/
Jahffri831/
Jhaffri831/
Jiaferi831/
Jafraiz831/
Safri808,826/
Jafra803,221/
Zafri802,195/
Hafri802,093/
Jafry801,185/
Jafre80457/
Cafri80394/
Jofri8080/
Yafri8036/
Jauffrit77302/
Jaufrais7718/
Ejjaafri774/
Jaiffrai772/
Jaufroid770/
Jaufraid770/
Jaffre733,104/
Jaffry731,522/
Jafree73798/
Jaffra73405/
Chafri73379/
Jaffré73268/
Jafred73164/
Safrai73119/
Jafrey73105/
Saffri73103/
Saifri73101/
Zhafri7354/
Zaffri7337/
Jaufre7335/
Jaufry7332/
Sahfri7328/
Joffri7323/
Zafris7322/
Hafriz7319/
Jaafry7316/
Jeafry7315/
Khafri7314/
Jaafra7313/
Zaifri7313/
Džafri7311/
Zaafri7310/
Saafri7310/
Safroi739/
Jafroj738/
Jafray738/
Japhri737/
Jafrry737/
Safrie737/
Jofris736/
Jafraj735/
Safhri735/
Geafri735/
Hafrei734/
Caffri733/
Zafrio732/
Djafre732/
Jaefry732/
Jahfry732/
Jafreh731/
Yafrai731/
Jafrer731/
Jafroa731/
Jofrei731/
Jofrit731/
Haffri731/
Djofri731/
Zahfri731/
Hafrri731/
Safrih731/
Zafrie731/
Zaufri731/
Zapfri731/
Jofrii731/
Jauffrais7127/
Jaffray672,036/
Jaffrey671,761/
Jaafreh671,033/
Jaffres67845/
Jaffret67108/
Saffrie6797/
Jauffre6765/
Jaffrez6756/
Zajfrid6745/
Jaffrès6743/
Jaffree6740/
Jaufret6732/
Jofroit6729/
Jeafery6719/
Jaufred6714/
Jaifrey6712/
Joffrit6711/
Djaffre678/
Jahfrey677/
Jafreey676/
Sahffri676/
Joffrie675/
Chafrei674/
Khaffri674/
Saffriy674/
Jafrrey673/
Jaffrés673/
Jaiffre673/
Saffrih673/
Jeafrey672/
Dzhafri672/
Zasfris672/
Zayfrid672/
Chafrai672/
Jhafree672/
Saffrai671/
Safrieh671/
Japhris671/
Jhafreh671/
Jaffreu671/
Zaffris671/
Djaafre671/
Zafraiz671/
Jaifery671/
Jeafred671/
Jauffry671/
Jhaffre671/
Joufroi671/
Joffrei671/
Joffriy671/
Zasfriz671/
Sahafri671/
Joyferi671/
Chafrie671/
Djafred671/
Zaffrie671/
Zafridd671/
Zaiferi671/
Zhafrie671/
Chaffri671/
Jaaffry671/
Jafraay671/
Jeaffry671/
Jeafree671/
Hasfriz671/
Saffroi670/
Jaffroy670/

Jafri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jafri in the Oriya language
ଜାଫରୀjaphari-
Jafri in the Hindi language
जाफरीjaphari97.55
जाफ़रीjafari1.13
जाफ़रीjafari0.02
जफ्रीjaphri0.02
जाफ्रीjaphri0.02
जफ़रीjafari0.01
जाफ़्रीjafri0.01
Jafri in the Marathi language
जाफरीjaphari72.32
जाफ़रीjafari15.18
जफारीjaphari6.7
जाफऱीjaphari2.68
जाकरीjakari1.34
जाफ़िरjafira0.89
जफ़रीjafari0.89

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