Jafu Surname

353,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,028 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Jafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8821:60,0256,446
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
Jordan201:442,12212,666
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Jafu (402) may also be a first name.

Jafu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jafu (Bengali: জাফু, Hindi: जफू, Oriya: ଜଫୁ) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jafu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 353,999th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,089,052 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Jafu live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Jafu is also the 430,375th most frequently used given name globally, held by 402 people.

The last name Jafu is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 882 people, or 1 in 60,025. In Tanzania Jafu is most numerous in: Mtwara Region, where 59 percent reside, Lindi Region, where 17 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and Jordan, where 2 percent reside.

Jafu Last Name Statistics demography

Jafu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.2% less than the national average, earning R 70,812 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaffu89945/
Ijafu89196/
Jaifu8954/
Jiafu8930/
Jawfu8929/
Jafeu8927/
Jafou8914/
Jafau898/
Tjafu895/
Jafui894/
Jaafu891/
Jafus891/
Jafud891/
Jayfu891/
Jaefu891/
Jyafu891/
Jafahu8024/
Djafou8019/
Ejeafu8017/
Jaffui8014/
Jaffus8013/
Jafout805/
Jaifau801/
Ejiafu801/
Jaafau801/
Djafeu801/
Jahfou801/
Jaffuy801/
Jaffeu801/
Ajaefu801/
Jafous801/
Zafu7510,026/
Safu751,773/
Yafu75885/
Cafu75429/
Jofu75363/
Hafu75188/
Jaffeux73663/
Jaffaux7314/
Djeafeu731/
Ajiafou731/
Jahdfou731/
Djaafou731/
Safui672,201/
Yafuz671,609/
Saifu67596/
Chafu67458/
Khafu67238/
Yafgu67169/
Caffu67159/
Safau67150/
Hafou67139/
Yafou67124/
Cafeu6792/
Hafuz6780/
Saffu6747/
Scafu6722/
Saafu6720/
Haifu6710/
Zaifu6710/
Hafus6710/
Cafuy6710/
Zafou679/
Safeu676/
Seafu676/
Jafoo675/
Saufu675/
Hafuj675/
Safuh675/
Japhu674/
Yafus673/
Yafut673/
Juifu673/
Joofu673/
Joffu672/
Yafuy671/
Safuy671/
Sapfu671/
Yafeu671/
Zafau671/
Yasfu671/
Iafau671/
Yafuh671/
Haafu671/
Hafau671/
Djofu671/
Zafui671/
Zafuz671/
Yahfu671/

Jafu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jafu in the Bengali language
জাফুjaphu-
Jafu in the Oriya language
ଜଫୁjaphu-
Jafu in the Hindi language
जफूjaphu50
जफुjaphu25
जाफूjaphu12.5
जाफ़ूjafu12.5

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jafu
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