Japhar Surname
Approximately 2,275 people bear this surname
Japhar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,704 | 1:450,156 | 23,246 |
| Indonesia | 453 | 1:291,941 | 26,064 |
| Nepal | 43 | 1:662,348 | 4,982 |
| Tanzania | 33 | 1:1,604,291 | 47,186 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Japhar (15,145) may also be a first name.
Japhar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Japhar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Japhar (Hindi: जाफर, Marathi: जाफर, Oriya: ଜାଫର) occurs most in India. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Japhar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 186,185th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,203,317 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Japhar live; 77 percent live in South Asia and 77 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 46,083rd most frequent first name globally, borne by 15,145 people.
The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 1,704 people, or 1 in 450,156. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Rajasthan, where 47 percent are found, Odisha, where 15 percent are found and Gujarat, where 13 percent are found. Other than India Japhar exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and Nepal, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Japhar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Japhar in the Marathi language | ||
| जाफर | japhara | 76.79 |
| जफर | japhara | 17.86 |
| जपर | japara | 0.89 |
| जबार | jabara | 0.89 |
| गफर | gaphara | 0.89 |
| अजहर | ajahara | 0.89 |
| Japhar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାଫର | japhara | 70.67 |
| ଯାଫର | yaphara | 11.22 |
| ଜଫର | japhara | 9.84 |
| ଯଫର | yaphara | 2.17 |
| ଜାଫର୍ | japhar | 1.97 |
| ଜାଫାର | japhara | 1.18 |
| ଜଫାର | japhara | 0.98 |
| ଜଫର୍ | japhar | 0.59 |
| ଯଫର୍ | yaphar | 0.39 |
| ଜାଫ | japha | 0.2 |
| ଯାଫାର | yaphara | 0.2 |
| ଜାଫାର୍ | japhar | 0.2 |
| ଯଫାର | yaphara | 0.2 |
| ଯାଫାର୍ | yaphar | 0.2 |
| Japhar in the Hindi language | ||
| जाफर | japhara | 56.95 |
| जफर | japhara | 42.05 |
| जफार | japhara | 0.68 |
| ़जफर | japhara | 0.06 |
| जफ़र | jafara | 0.06 |
| ़जाफर | japhara | 0.06 |
| ज्ााफर | jaaphara | 0.03 |
| ज़्ाफर | zaphara | 0.03 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Japhar
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