Jahaf Surname

32,942nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Jahaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jahaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen15,8751:1,665255
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
India231:33,350,669396,143
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Jahaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jahaf (Hindi: जहाफ) is carried by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jahaf? popularity and diffusion

Jahaf is the 32,942nd most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 451,941 people. The surname Jahaf occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Jahaf live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

This last name is most frequent in Yemen, where it is held by 15,875 people, or 1 in 1,665. In Yemen it is primarily found in: Hajjah Governorate, where 60 percent live, Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 8 percent live and Sa'dah Governorate, where 6 percent live. Excluding Yemen this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.

Jahaf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jahaf surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

Jahaf earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.62% less than the national average, earning $37,704 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jahaif911/
Jahaff911/
Jahf89826/
Jaaf89122/
Jhaf891/
Jahav8070/
Jahaw8013/
Ja'af806/
Ajhaf804/
Jaaff802/
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Jahafová772/
Ijahahaf771/
Jaf751,644/
Jachfe7310/
Jahaph736/
Jjahab731/
Jhahab731/
Jahaiv731/
Jhaifh731/
Jachhf731/
Jaaffe730/
Jaff674,088/
Jawh671,162/
Jabh67526/
Jaab6779/
Jaif6778/
Jafe6770/
Heaf6764/
Hjaf6742/
Jhahaph6740/
Javh6732/
Jaft6727/
Jahv6720/
Jafs6716/
Japh6715/
Jhaw6712/
Jauf6712/
Ijaf6711/
Jiaf6711/
Hyaf6711/
Jafz6710/
Yaaf675/
Hiaf674/
Ejjaaff674/
Ejhahav674/
Jhav674/
Yahf674/
Jasf673/
Jaav673/
Jeaf673/
Jafp672/
Jahw671/
Jyaf671/
Jgaf671/
Japf671/
Jayf671/
Jadf671/
Eahf671/
Yhaf671/
Ehaf671/
Ihaf671/
Johf670/

Jahaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jahaf in the Hindi language
जहाफjahapha63.64
जहाjaha27.27
जहफjahapha9.09

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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 Jahaf
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