Jalafa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Morocco

Jalafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jalafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Jalafa (129) may also be a first name.

Jalafa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jalafa (Hindi: जलाफा, Marathi: जलफा) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Jalafa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jalafa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Jalafa is primarily found in Africa, where 33 percent of Jalafa reside; 33 percent reside in North Africa and 33 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 818,356th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 129 people.

Jalafa is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India Jalafa is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 100 percent are found. Besides India it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 33 percent are found and Spain, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jalafah924/
Jalafat921/
Jalafash861/
Jalafi83432/
Salafa8399/
Calafa8342/
Halafa837/
Jolafa837/
Jalafe836/
Zalafa835/
Jalefa833/
Ealafa832/
Yalafa831/
Khalafa771,351/
Callafa7770/
Jolaifa7758/
Salafah7711/
Jalafis7710/
Salafai779/
Salaifa777/
Yalaifa777/
Zalaifa775/
Halafau775/
Zalafay773/
Halafah772/
Chalafa772/
Calaffa771/
Jalafer771/
Jalofah771/
Salafea771/
Halafat771/
Jalafey771/
Zalafat771/
Khalaifa71129/
Khaliafa716/
Hayllafa713/
Khalayfa713/
Khalafha711/
Caliaffa711/
Jalafieh711/
Hailaufa711/
Khalayfah671,348/
Solafa67356/
Calafà676/
Halafo674/
Jalefo673/
Salofa673/
Salafo672/
Jalofo671/
Salafà671/
Yalefa671/
Khalaifah671/
Jolafe670/

Jalafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jalafa in the Marathi language
जलफाjalapha-
Jalafa in the Hindi language
जलाफाjalapha50
जलफाjalapha50

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Jalafa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis