Jefar Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Jefar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jefar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jefar (131) may also be a first name.

Jefar Last Name Facts

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

Jefar (Hindi: जॅफर, Marathi: जेफर, Oriya: େଜଫର) is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jefar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Jefar occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Jefar reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 811,108th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 131 people.

Jefar is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 6,096,641. Without taking into account Ethiopia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 8 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeffar91512/
Jeafar9121/
Jehfar9112/
Jefare918/
Djefar911/
Efar895/
Jeffard838/
Djeffar832/
Jeshfar831/
Jifar804,366/
Sefar80143/
Gefar8066/
Jefor8053/
Zefar8020/
Effar8013/
Hefar8012/
Cefar803/
Yefar802/
Jyfar801/
Ejfar801/
Efgar801/
Efair800/
Djeiffar771/
Seffar735,469/
Jifare731,934/
Jaifar73312/
Sefair73143/
Zeifar7378/
Seifar7337/
Jiffar7335/
Geffar7334/
Gefard7327/
Jefore7320/
Gefart7317/
Hajfar7312/
Jeffor738/
Jayfar735/
Djifar734/
Ceafar734/
Zeffar732/
Khefar732/
Jeford732/
Jeufor731/
Sefaar731/
Chefar731/
Heffar731/
Hefare731/
Cefarr731/
Ijefor731/
Seefar731/
Gefare731/
Zeafar731/
Hejfar731/
Jefour731/
Jefort730/
Seafar730/
Jefford671,646/
Geffard671,451/
Efor67185/
Cheffar67119/
Seffair6798/
Ojiefor6762/
Zejfart6731/
Ejiefor6728/
Gefahrt6725/
Seiffar6721/
Jiffard6720/
Djefour677/
Chefare677/
Zeifart676/
Jephard674/
Jevahar674/
Kheffar673/
Chiefar673/
Jaisfar672/
Jetford671/
Jephart671/
Gesfard671/
Seafair671/
Jaayfar671/
Heshfar671/
Zeidfar671/
Yoeafar671/
Jjayfar671/
Gefhard670/
Heffard670/
Gefhart670/
Heafart670/
Jeffore670/
Heifard670/
Jedford670/

Jefar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jefar in the Hindi language
जॅफरjephara71.43
जेफरjephara28.57
Jefar in the Oriya language
େଜଫରejaphara50
େଜଫର୍ejaphar50
Jefar in the Marathi language
जेफरjephara50
जॉॅफरjoephara50

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jefar
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