Jahif Surname

507,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Yemen

Jahif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Jahif Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq3511:99,7773,004
Yemen2941:89,8825,736
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Jahif (35) may also be a first name.

Jahif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jahif is borne by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jahif? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jahif is the 507,320th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 11,281,031 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Jahif live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 54 percent live in Levant. Jahif is also the 1,744,716th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 35 people.

Jahif is most frequent in Iraq, where it is carried by 351 people, or 1 in 99,777. Apart from Iraq this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 46 percent are found and Syria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yahif805/
Jahef803/
Jahiv802/
Jahaef731/
Jahiov731/
Johief731/
Jaef6751/
Jajf674/
Iaif672/
Yaif671/

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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 Jahif
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