Jeffar Surname

605,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Jeffar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeffar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
Iran581:1,323,83755,038
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Jeffar (37) may also be a first name.

Jeffar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jeffar occurs in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeffar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 605,571st most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 14,233,488 people. Jeffar occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Jeffar are found; 87 percent are found in North Africa and 87 percent are found in Mahgreb. Jeffar is also the 1,688,769th most numerous first name globally It is held by 37 people.

The surname is most widely held in Morocco, where it is held by 443 people, or 1 in 77,824. Other than Morocco it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 11 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Jeffar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Jeffar surname is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeffard928/
Djeffar922/
Jefar9124/
Effar9113/
Djeiffar861/
Seffar835,469/
Jiffar8335/
Geffar8334/
Jeafar8321/
Jehfar8312/
Jefare838/
Jeffor838/
Zeffar832/
Heffar831/
Djefar831/
Efar805/
Jefford771,646/
Geffard771,451/
Cheffar77119/
Seffair7798/
Seiffar7721/
Jiffard7720/
Kheffar773/
Jeshfar771/
Heffard770/
Jeffore770/
Jifar734,366/
Effor73153/
Sefar73143/
Gefar7366/
Jefor7353/
Zefar7320/
Hefar7312/
Cefar733/
Yefar732/
Ejfar731/
Jyfar731/
Efgar731/
Efair730/
Geffarth7118/
Chefffar711/
Djaiffar711/
Chieffar711/
Djeffour711/
Jifare671,934/
Jaifar67312/
Sefair67143/
Zeifar6778/
Seifar6737/
Gefard6727/
Jefore6720/
Gefart6717/
Hajfar6712/
Siffar676/
Jayfar675/
Djifar674/
Ceafar674/
Zyffar674/
Giffar673/
Khefar672/
Jeford672/
Effeir672/
Effuor672/
Jefour671/
Geffor671/
Cefarr671/
Hefare671/
Chefar671/
Hiffar671/
Gefare671/
Jeufor671/
Hejfar671/
Zeafar671/
Sefaar671/
Ijefor671/
Seefar671/
Jefort670/
Seafar670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Jeffar
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