Jahafar Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Jahafar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Jahafar (299) may also be a first name.
Jahafar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jahafar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jahafar (Hindi: जहफर, Marathi: जाहफर) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Jahafar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jahafar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,017,195th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Jahafar reside; 64 percent reside in South Asia and 36 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 509,704th most frequent given name worldwide It is held by 299 people.
It is most numerous in India, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 51,137,692. In India it is most frequent in: Kerala, where 93 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 7 percent reside. Excluding India it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 29 percent reside and Malaysia, where 24 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jahafar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jahafar in the Hindi language | ||
| जहफर | jahaphara | - |
| Jahafar in the Marathi language | ||
| जाहफर | jahaphara | - |
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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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- 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 Jahafar
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