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

Jahfer is most common in Pakistan. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jahfer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,185,033rd most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. This last name 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. Jahfer is also the 968,397th most common first name at a global level, held by 96 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 11,909,592. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 80 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 20 percent reside. Not including Pakistan this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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