Japhari Surname
Approximately 4,875 people bear this surname
Japhari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,645 | 1:11,398 | 1,494 |
| India | 222 | 1:3,455,249 | 98,719 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Japhari (6,504) may also be a first name.
Japhari Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Japhari Come From? nationality or country of origin
Japhari (Hindi: जाफरी, Marathi: जाफरी, Oriya: ଜାଫରି) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Japhari? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 97,377th most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,494,881 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Japhari are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 81,364th most commonly held given name globally, borne by 6,504 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,645 people, or 1 in 11,398. In Tanzania Japhari is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 28 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 24 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Japhari Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Japhari in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାଫରି | japhari | - |
| Japhari in the Hindi language | ||
| जाफरी | japhari | 67.69 |
| जफरी | japhari | 30.77 |
| ज़ाफरी | zaphari | 1.54 |
| Japhari in the Marathi language | ||
| जाफरी | japhari | 66.67 |
| जफरी | japhari | 33.33 |
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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 Japhari
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