Japher Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Japher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Japher (129) may also be a first name.
Japher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Japher Come From? nationality or country of origin
Japher (Hindi: जाफर, Marathi: जाफर, Oriya: ଜାେଫର) occurs more in Qatar more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Japher? popularity and diffusion
Japher is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Japher live; 36 percent live in West Asia and 36 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 818,356th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 129 people.
Japher is most commonly held in Qatar, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 262,000. Excluding Qatar it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 18 percent reside and Pakistan, where 18 percent reside.
Japher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Japher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Japher last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Japher Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Japher in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାେଫର | jaephara | - |
| Japher in the Marathi language | ||
| जाफर | japhara | - |
| Japher in the Hindi language | ||
| जाफर | japhara | 50 |
| जफर | japhara | 50 |
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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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- 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 Japher
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