Jayafar Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Jayafar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jayafar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India161:47,941,586492,263
Qatar91:262,00030,726

Jayafar (573) may also be a first name.

Jayafar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jayafar (Bengali: জয়ফর, Hindi: जयफार, Marathi: जयफर) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Jayafar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jayafar? popularity and diffusion

Jayafar is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Jayafar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Jayafar reside; 64 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Jayafar is also the 350,163rd most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 573 people.

Jayafar is most widely held in India, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 47,941,586. In India it is most prevalent in: Kerala, where 94 percent reside and Bihar, where 6 percent reside. Apart from India this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Qatar, where 36 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jayfar925/
Joyafar8614/
Jaiafar864/
Jjayfar861/
Jajafar861/
Jaayfar861/
Sayahfar803/
Jooyafar801/
Jaufar77983/
Jaifar77312/
Jaefar7738/
Jeafar7721/
Zayfar776/
Jayfor775/
Jafear773/
Ejafar771/
Ahayeafar7557/
Hajafar71230/
Zajafar7144/
Hayefar7128/
Jahufar7126/
Khayfar7116/
Zayafarova717/
Jehafar714/
Saayfar712/
Jaisfar712/
Jaffear712/
Zayfart712/
Hayffar711/
Joyefar711/
Yoeafar711/
Jauffar711/
Jayford710/
Esayefar6734/
Etiyafar6712/
Khoyafar676/
Jauvahar672/
Sahjafar672/
Djaiffar671/
Ajjaifar671/
Khajafar671/
Jauffaur671/
Ejfar671/
Jaivahar671/

Jayafar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jayafar in the Marathi language
जयफरjayaphara-
Jayafar in the Bengali language
জয়ফরjayaphara50
জায়ফরjayaphara50
Jayafar in the Hindi language
जयफारjayaphara50
जयफरjayaphara50

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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
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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 Jayafar
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