Jahfer Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

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

Jahfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jahfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
India111:69,733,217610,955
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jahfer (96) may also be a first name.

Jahfer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jahfer is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jahfer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jahfer is the 3,185,033rd most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. Jahfer occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Jahfer are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 42 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 968,397th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 96 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 11,909,592. In Pakistan Jahfer is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 80 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Pakistan this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 29 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 24 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jahufer9217/
Jahafer928/
Jafer9112,310/
Jahafeer862/
Jaffer8360,675/
Jaufer831,766/
Jafere831,456/
Jaafer83983/
Jawfer83953/
Jafeer83248/
Japher8328/
Jaifer8324/
Jeafer8316/
Jasfer8311/
Jahfir837/
Jafear833/
Jafher832/
Jhafer832/
Jafert832/
Jafier832/
Jahver831/
Hjafer831/
Jayfer831/
Javfer831/
Jauffer77379/
Jaffier77240/
Japhert7717/
Jaffeer7714/
Jaffere777/
Jaiffer773/
Jhaffer772/
Jafffer772/
Jaffear772/
Jafheer771/
Japhier771/
Jawffer771/
Jafferh771/
Jaffert771/
Jafeere771/
Yahfear771/
Japheer771/
Jasfeer771/
Jaaffer771/
Jafir735,790/
Jafre73457/
Jofer7370/
Yafer736/
Jáfer731/
Japhpher716/
Jheiffer711/
Jauffert710/
Jaffre673,104/
Japhir67302/
Joffer67179/
Jaffir67125/
Geafer6788/
Heafer6774/
Jaufre6735/
Jaafir6725/
Jafire6718/
Jafair6712/
Jhafir6711/
Jeifer675/
Jasfir674/
Heofer673/
Jofere673/
Jopher672/
Hyofer672/
Joufer671/
Jowfer671/
Jafhir671/
Yaffer671/
Yafere671/

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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 Jahfer
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