Jhafar Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Jhafar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 46 | 1:3,883,563 | 28,150 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Jhafar (109) may also be a first name.
Jhafar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jhafar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jhafar (Hindi: झफर, Marathi: जाफर) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jhafar? popularity and diffusion
Jhafar is the 1,785,358th most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. The surname Jhafar occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Jhafar live; 58 percent live in South Asia and 43 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 900,062nd most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 109 people.
The surname Jhafar is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 3,883,563. In Pakistan Jhafar is most numerous in: Punjab, where 89 percent are found, Sindh, where 9 percent are found and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Pakistan Jhafar occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 38 percent are found and India, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jhafar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jhafar in the Hindi language | ||
| झफर | jhaphara | - |
| Jhafar in the Marathi 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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- 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 Jhafar
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