Jaft Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Jaft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan241:1,339,71611,412
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Jaft (35) may also be a first name.

Jaft Last Name Facts

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

Jaft occurs most in Afghanistan. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaft? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Jaft occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Jaft reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 35 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 1,339,716. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Kabul, where 25 percent reside, Khost, where 25 percent reside and Paktia, where 21 percent reside. Other than Afghanistan this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jafth893/
Jafte892/
Jafft891/
Jaf861,644/
Jafthe803/
Jaffte801/
Haft755,010/
Jaff754,088/
Saft752,077/
Jahf75826/
Zaft75443/
Jatv75209/
Jaaf75122/
Jaif7578/
Jafe7570/
Yaft7544/
Hjaf7542/
Djaf7528/
Jafs7516/
Jauf7512/
Ijaf7511/
Jiaf7511/
Jafz7510/
Caft759/
Jajf754/
Jasf753/
Jeaf753/
Jabt753/
Jafp752/
Zjaf752/
Jadf751/
Jhaf751/
Eaft751/
Japf751/
Joft751/
Jyaf751/
Jayf751/
Jgaf751/
Javt751/
Iaft751/
Jahaf6716,125/
Jaffe6711,728/
Hafte672,262/
Safth67984/
Yafet67508/
Zafft67191/
Hauft67168/
Hafft67149/
Ejjaf67136/
Hafth67123/
Jofte6795/
Zauft6761/
Safft6742/
Heaft6741/
Hayft6727/
Haaft6711/
Chaft678/
Ja'af676/
Djafe676/
Ajhaf674/
Djaif674/
Jahwt673/
Jaaff672/
Aijaf672/
Jaffs672/
Jathv672/
Jauff672/
Sauft672/
Jasfe672/
Japht672/
Zajft672/
Jeuft672/
Jaife672/
Ziaft671/
Hijaf671/
Jjayf671/
Jafhe671/
Jaifs671/
Javte671/
Jeafs671/
Jaiwt671/
Jausf671/
Jajvt671/
Zafth671/
Hasft671/
Hjaif671/
Khaft671/
Jattf671/
Djaff671/
Jaufe671/
Jihaf671/
Yafth671/
Jofts670/
Jawts670/
Scaft670/
Caaft670/

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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 Jaft
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